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La Hoang Anh spent hundreds of failed lab sessions before proving that compounds found in ordinary rice can kill leukemia cells more effectively than some common chemotherapy drugs.

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Cancer statistics are no longer abstract. In 2025 alone, researchers estimate more than 2 million new cases in the United States and over 600,000 deaths, a reminder that what we eat is not a lifestyle ...

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