VA Study Validates Vitamin B3 for Skin Cancer Prevention
The Department of Veterans Affairs has validated vitamin B3 as a preventive agent against skin cancer, adding institutional weight to chemoprevention for high-risk veterans.
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Chemoprevention
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Chemoprevention
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