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Breast Cancer Prevention at a Young Age: The LEGACY Girls Study

Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Studies attempting to identify breast cancer risk factors have focused mainly on genetics and lifestyle in adult women. However,…

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Survived cancer? Now look out for cardiovascular risks

New research finds that CVD risk factors may be overlooked during survivorship care.

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The Continuing Challenges In Changing Behaviors That Increase Cancer Risk

An annual report from the American Cancer Society finds continuing challenges in changing behaviors and risk factors in order to reduce suffering and death from cancer…

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Report finds continuing challenges in changing behaviors that increase cancer risk

New research finds continuing challenges in changing behaviors and risk factors in order to reduce suffering and death from cancer.

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Report finds continuing challenges in changing behaviors that increase cancer risk

New research finds continuing challenges in changing behaviors and risk factors in order to reduce suffering and death from cancer.

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Report finds continuing challenges in changing behaviors that increase cancer risk

New research finds continuing challenges in changing behaviors and risk factors in order to reduce suffering and death from cancer.

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Asbestos exposure, asbestosis, and smoking combined greatly increase lung cancer risk

The chances of developing lung cancer associated with asbestos exposure, asbestosis and smoking are dramatically increased when these three risk factors are combined, and quitting smoking significantly reduces the risk of developing lung cancer after long-term asbestos exposure, according to a new study.

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The Considerable Gender Differences In Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, Liver Diseases, Osteoporosis, And Pharmacology

At the dawn of the third millennium medical researchers still know very little about gender-specific differences in illness, particularly when it comes to disease symptoms, influencing social and psychological factors, and the ramifications of these differences for treatment and prevention. Medical research conducted over the past 40 years has focused almost exclusively on male patients…

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Heart-healthy lifestyle also reduces cancer risk

Following the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7 steps for a healthy heart also reduces cancer risk. Meeting six or seven of the health factors can cut cancer risk in half. The benefits are cumulative, with cancer risk decreasing for each additional factor met.

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Lung Cancer Risk and Prevention

A variety of physicians, psychologists and nurses at Penn Medicine provide an overview of lung cancer, including risk factors, prevention, screening, resourc…

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