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• 5 Tips to Help Quit Smoking in 2021

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• Actor Jeff Bridges Shares Lymphoma Diagnosis

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• Ad Displays in Stores Boost Teen Vaping Rates: Canadian Study

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• Adding in Stem Cell Therapy Helps Beat a Common Childhood Leukemia

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• Affection, at Least for Women, May Be Rooted in Genes

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• Aggressive Cancer Diagnosed for First Time in a Dinosaur

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• Alcohol Plays Role in U.S. Cancer Cases, Deaths: Report

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• Almost 90,000 Young American Adults Will Get Cancer This Year: Report

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• Alzheimer's Gene Linked to Severe COVID-19 Risk

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• American Cancer Society Recommends HPV Test for Cervical Cancer Screening

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• America's Progress Against Early Cardiovascular Death Is Slowing

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• Another Deadly Disease for Smokers: Pulmonary Fibrosis

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• Are Many With Autism Missing Out on Key Gene Tests?

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• Asthma, COPD Raise Odds for Severe COVID-19, Lung Experts Warn

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• At-Home Gene Test for Breast, Ovarian Cancers Looks Effective

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• Bacterial Blood Infections Tied to Heightened Colon Cancer Risk

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• Ban Menthol Cigarettes, Lower Smoking Rates?

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• Been Diagnosed with Cancer? Here’s What to Do

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• Birth Defects Tied to Rise in Lifelong Cancer Risk

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• Black and White Women Share the Same Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer

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• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study

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• Blood Test Might Spot Cancer Years Earlier

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• Blood Test Might Spot Pancreatic Cancer Early

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• Blood Vessels of Obese Teens Age Prematurely

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• Brain's Iron Stores May Be Key to Alzheimer's

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• Breaks in Health Insurance Hurt Cancer Care, Survival

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• Breast Cancer Surpasses Lung Cancer as Leading Cancer Diagnosis Worldwide

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• Breast Cancer Treatment Comes Later, Lasts Longer for Black Women

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• Calorie-Burning 'Brown Fat' Could Help Keep You Healthy, Even if You're Obese

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• Can Seniors Handle Results of Alzheimer's Risk Tests?

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• Can Women With Early Breast Cancer Skip Post-Op Radiation?

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• Canada's Menthol Cigarette Ban Boosted Quit Rates: Would the Same Happen in U.S.?

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• Cancer Drug Might Help Curb Severe COVID-19

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• Cancer Patients Less Likely to Be Prescribed Heart Meds: Study

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• Cancer Plagues California Sea Lions, With Implications for Humans

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• Cancer Radiation Can Safely Proceed During COVID-19 Pandemic: Study

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• Cancer Screening Fell Sharply Early in Pandemic, But Has Rebounded

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• Cancer Survivors at Higher Odds for Second Cancer: Study

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• Cancer Survivors May Face Higher Odds for Heart Trouble

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• Cancer Takes Heavy Toll on Women's Work and Finances: Study

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• Certain Cancer Patients at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19

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• Certain Cancer Treatments May Heighten Danger From COVID-19

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• Certain Gene Might Help Shield At-Risk People From Alzheimer's

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• Child's Cancer Doesn't Raise Parents' Divorce Risk, Curb Plans for More Kids: Study

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• Chronic Heartburn Raises Odds for Cancers of Larynx, Esophagus

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• Coffee May Slow Spread of Colon Cancer

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• Coffee Might Help Ward Off Prostate Cancer

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• Common Blood Pressure Meds May Lower Colon Cancer Risk

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• Could AI Help Doctors Map Out Treatments for Brain Cancers?

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• Could Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Hasten Cancer in Seniors?

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• Could Gene Therapy Stem the Damage of Parkinson's?

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• Could Stem Cell Therapy Be a Breakthrough Against MS?

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• Could Viagra, Cialis Help Boost Colon Cancer Survival?

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• Could Your DNA Predict a Happy Marriage?

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• COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages

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• COVID Lockdowns Got People Smoking More

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• COVID Vaccine Reaction Can Mimic Breast Cancer Symptoms, But Doctors Say 'Don't Panic'

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• COVID-19 Is More Severe in Smokers

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• Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills

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• Daily Aspirin Can Lower Colon Cancer Risk, But Age Matters

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• Daytime Napping May Be in Your Genes

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• Delayed Surgery for Early Breast Cancer Won't Harm Survival: Study

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• Delaying Prostate Cancer Radiation Won't Lower Survival Odds

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• Discovery Could Explain Why Black Americans More Prone to Colon Cancer

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• DNA Analysis Might Reveal Melanoma Risk

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• Do C-Section Babies Become Heavier Adults?

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• Do Fasting Diets Really Work? New Study Finds Little Benefit

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• Do Genes Doom Some Kids to Obesity? Probably Not, Study Finds

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• Do You 'Wolf Down' Your Food? Speedy Eaters May Pack on More Pounds

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• Do Your Sleep Patterns Affect Your Risk of Alzheimer's Disease?

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• Does Medical Marijuana Help or Harm Kids With Cancer?

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• Don't Delay If Cancer Symptoms Appear – Call Your Doctor

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• Don't Delay Your Cancer Screenings, Surgeons' Group Urges

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• Don't Wait to Lose Weight: Shedding Obesity in Youth Extends Life

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• Doubly Good: Healthy Living Cuts Your Odds for the 2 Leading Killers

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• Drivers May Be Inhaling Dangerous Carcinogens Inside Their Cars

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• Drug Combo May Be Safe, Effective Therapy for Rare Leukemia

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• Drug Combo May Boost Survival for Tough-to-Treat Liver Cancers

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• Drug Combo Offers Hope Against Advanced Bladder Cancer

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• Drug Could Boost Survival From Lung Cancer Affecting Non-Smokers

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• Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriages May Be Upping Cancer Rates Decades Later

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• Early Promise for Therapy Against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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• Even 'Light' Smoking Can Quickly Become Addictive

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• Even Low-Intensity Exercise Can Help During Cancer Treatments

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• Even Mild Obesity Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19

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• Even Rich Americans Don't Get World-Class Health Care: Study

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• Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease

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• Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients' Risks of Severe COVID Rise

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• Even Winter Carries Skin Cancer Risks for College Students

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• Exercise Might Make Breast Milk's Goodness Even Better

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• Experts Cast Doubt on Notion That New Strain of Coronavirus Is More Infectious

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• Ex-Smokers Who Take Up Vaping Are More Prone to Relapse: Study

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• Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study

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• Fewer Kids in Cancer Trials, Which Might Not Be a Bad Thing

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• Fewer U.S. Cancer Patients Are Dying From Suicide, Study Finds

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• First People in the Americas Probably Brought Their Dogs

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• First Trial of Gene-Targeted Asthma Rx in Kids Shows Promise

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• Fitness Key to Long-Term Weight Loss Success

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• Flavored-Cigarette Ban Led to Smoking Decline Among Young Americans

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• For Cancer Patients, Holiday Season Can Be a Stressful Time

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• For Many Cancer Patients, Diagnosis Brings Psychological 'Silver Lining'

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• Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners Prompts FDA Warning

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• From 'Dead Man Walking' to Dancing Once More: One Man's Cancer Journey

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• Gene Study Probes Origins of Addison's Disease

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• Genes Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Down Syndrome

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• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk

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• Genetic Research May Help Identify Causes of Stillbirth

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• Genetics Might Explain Some Cases of Cerebral Palsy

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• Get on the Bus: Lifesaving Lung Screens Hit the Road

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• Gynecological Cancers Not a Risk for Severe COVID-19: Study

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• Have Tasmanian Devils Turned a Corner in Fight Against Cancer?

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• Heart Disease Gaining on Cancer as Leading Cause of Death in Young Women

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• Hearts From Obese Donors Still Safe: Study

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• 'Heat Not Burn' Cigarettes Can Still Harm the Heart

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• Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds

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• Herpes Virus Yields Up Genetic Secrets

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• 'Hidden' Prostate Cancer on Biopsy Usually Means Good Outcome: Study

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• High Blood Levels of Cadmium May Be Tied to Worse COVID-19

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• High-Fiber Diets May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer

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• Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Raise Heart Risks

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• How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?

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• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care

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• How Much Fasting Is Enough for 'Fasting Diet' to Work?

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• How Smoking Could Help Spur Breast Cancer's Spread

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• How Streetlights Might Affect Your Colon Cancer Risk

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• How to Keep Your Kids Trim Through Quarantine

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• HPV Vaccination Rises Among U.S. Kids, But Many Still Unprotected

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• Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival for Lung Cancer Patients

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• Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival With Bladder Cancer

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• Immunotherapy Safe for Cancer Patients with COVID-19: Study

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• In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak

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• In Nonsmokers, COPD May Up Lung Cancer Risk

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• Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men

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• Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies

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• Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?

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• 'Jeopardy' Host Alex Trebek Tells Fans Cancer Treatments Are 'Paying Off'

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• Keep Flossing: Study Ties Gum Disease to Higher Cancer Risk

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• Keeping Kids Slim, Fit During Lockdown Isn't Easy: Here Are Some Tips

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• Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID

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• Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID-19

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• Know the Signs of Rare But Deadly Gall Bladder, Bile Duct Cancers

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• 'Lab-on-a-Chip' Blood Test Could Spot Breast Cancer Early

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• Like Flu, COVID-19 May Turn Out to Be Seasonal

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• Lockdowns Can Widen Kids' Waistlines – Here's How to Curb That

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• Lockdowns Making Things Worse for Obese Americans: Study

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• Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher

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• Losing Some TV Ads Might Reduce Childhood Obesity

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• Lost Pregnancies, Diabetes May Be Linked

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• Loving Partners May Be Key to Breast Cancer Survivors' Health

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• Low-Dose Aspirin Might Lower Odds for Digestive Cancers

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• 'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer

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• Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks

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• Mammogram Rates Have Rebounded Since Pandemic Began, But Concerns Remain

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• Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds

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• Many Breast Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies: Study

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• Many Cancer Patients Worry Pandemic Will Impact Their Care: Survey

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• Many High-Risk Patients Don't Know They Need Follow-Up Colonoscopy

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• Many Thyroid Cancer Ultrasound Scans Unnecessary

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• Many U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report

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• Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study

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• Men Worldwide Have Shorter Life Spans Than Women

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• Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year

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• Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes

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• Middle-Age Obesity Linked to Higher Odds for Dementia

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• Mindfulness Helps Young Women After Breast Cancer: Study

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• Moms' Obesity May Affect Fetal Brain Development

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• More Americans Would Get Lung Cancer Screening Under New Guidelines

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• More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy

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• More Clues to the Genes Behind Hearing Loss

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• More Education May Slow Start of Early-Onset Alzheimer's

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• More Evidence That Weight-Loss Surgery Prevents Early Death

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• More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always

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• Most U.S. Adults Who Vape Want to Quit: Study

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• Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment

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• MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study

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• Need to Pee? Scientists May Have Found the Gene for That

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• New Blood Test May Improve Liver Cancer Screening

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• New Clues to How Cancers Originate in the Brain

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• New Coronavirus Strain More Contagious, Scientists Say

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• New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test

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• New Research Links Another Gene to Alzheimer's Risk

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• Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study

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• No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life

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• No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study

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• Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study

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• Obesity Helps Drive Half of New Diabetes Cases Among Americans

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• Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS

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• Obesity May Help Trigger Heavier Periods: Study

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• Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women

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• Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients

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• Obesity Ups Odds for Dangerous Lung Clots in COVID-19 Patients

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• Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19 in Younger Patients

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• Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters

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• Obesity's Influence on Colon Cancer Risk May Vary by Gender: Study

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• Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening

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• Pandemic Has Greatly Slowed Pace of Cancer Research

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• Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End

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• Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier

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• Parents Often in the Dark When Kids Take Up Vaping

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• Pilates May Be Good Medicine for High Blood Pressure

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• Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable

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• Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study

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• Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say

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• Protect Yourself Against Breast and Cervical Cancer

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• Quick Bursts of Exercise Can Help Diabetics' Hearts

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• Quit Smoking to Cut Risk of Death From A-Fib

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• Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer

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• Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study

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• Rare Tumor Slows, But Won't Stop Young Drama Teacher

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• Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain

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• Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer

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• Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC

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• School Closures Could Be Adding to Kids' Waistlines

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• Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma

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• Scientists Move Closer to Mapping Entire Human Genome

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• Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking

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• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER

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• Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients

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• She's Beating Leukemia With a Healthy Change to Her Diet

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• Similar to Adults, Obesity Raises Kids' Odds for Severe COVID-19

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• Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread

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• Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus

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• Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic

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• Smoking Plus Vaping Just as Deadly as Smoking on Its Own: Study

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• Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women

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• Smoking Raises Risk for Deadly 'Bleeding Strokes'

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• Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients

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• Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery

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• Smoking Ups Your Risk of a Fatal Brain Bleed

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• Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others

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• Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo

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• Some Vegetarian Diets Are Much Healthier Than Others

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• 'Spare Tire' Might Up a Man's Prostate Cancer Risk

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• Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring

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• Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer

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• Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study

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• Study Outlines Role of Oral Sex in Rare Throat, Mouth Cancers

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• Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine

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• Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer

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• Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study

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• Survived a Heart Attack? Long Work Hours Raise Your Odds for Another

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• Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains

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• Teen Smoking Rates Drop, E-Cig Use Rises: Study

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• The 5 Foods That Cut Your Odds for Colon Cancer

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• The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment

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• The Future of Cancer for Americans

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• The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to Quit

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• Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On

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• There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study

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• Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year

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• Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life

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• Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study

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• Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays

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• Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?

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• Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?

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• Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care

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• Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study

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• U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip

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• Under 50 and Had a Heart Attack? Quit Smoking, and You'll Live Longer

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• Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise

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• Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later

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• Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study

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• Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain

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• Vaping Pot Worse Than Vaping Tobacco for Teens' Lungs: Study

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• Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens

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• Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes

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• Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease

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• What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out

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• What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?

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• What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?

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• What Foods, Medicines Can Lower Your Colon Cancer Risk?

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• What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?

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• What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk

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• When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study

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• When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse

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• When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment

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• Who's Most Likely to Binge Eat Amid Pandemic?

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• Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important

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• Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell

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• Why Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?

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• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?

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• Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?

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• Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?

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• Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?

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• Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free

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• Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows

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• Will Vaccines Work Against the New Coronavirus Variants?

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• Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key

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• Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study

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• Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings

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• Worse COVID Illness May Mean Stronger Immune Protection After

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• Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded

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• Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight

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• Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study

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• Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking