Research Snapshot: Genetics may predict benefits of kava in reducing lung cancer risk
Researchers bolstered their findings that kava may reduce lung cancer risk caused by tobacco smoke.
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UF team receives grant to study kava as smoking cessation aid
The study will explore the potential for kava to serve as a tobacco cessation aid.
Grant funds study of kava as preventive agent against tobacco smoke–induced lung cancer
The study will evaluate the potential of AB-free kava against tobacco smoke-induced lung cancer.
Dr. Chengguo Xing’s kava clinical study makes the cover of Cancer Prevention Research
Kava’s reputation in preventing cancer just received a boost from the American Association for Cancer Research. The May cover of the organization’s flagship journal, Cancer Prevention Research, featured a clinical study on kava led by Chengguo “Chris” Xing, Ph.D., a professor of medicinal chemistry and the Frank A. Duckworth Eminent Scholar Chair in the UF College of Pharmacy and a member of the UF Health Cancer Center.
