Preventive Care
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More women receiving Pap tests as recommended
Major Finding: Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of women aged 18-21 years who reported never having a Pap test increased from 26.3% to 47.5%....
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Diabetes confers 27% increase in breast cancer risk
Major Finding: Diabetes is associated with a 27% increased risk of breast cancer, with the elevated risk restricted to postmenopausal women with...
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Studies put kibosh on statins for breast cancer prevention
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Screening Cuts Breast Cancer Deaths by 20%
Major Finding: For every 10,000 U.K.
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The Cancer Screening Wars
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Breast Cancer Chemoprevention: Hit It Harder
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Traffic-Related Toxins Linked to Childhood Kidney Cancer
Major Finding: Third-trimester exposure to formaldehyde increased the risk of Wilms tumor by nearly 1.5-fold (OR, 1.43).Data Source: This was a...
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AMA Delegates Slam PSA, Mammography Screening Recs
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Vitamin B, Omega-3 Supplements Fail to Prevent Cancer
Major Finding: The incidence of cancer was not significantly different among subjects who took daily vitamin B supplements, omega-3 fatty acid...
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Cancer Incidence, Deaths Decline Overall; Obesity Threatens Setback
Major Finding: The overall rates of death from cancer declined by an average of 1.7% among men, 1.3% among women, and 1.5% among children from...
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Evidence Mounts for Aspirin's Anticancer Attributes
Major Finding: In a review of data from 51 studies, daily aspirin use reduced cancer deaths by 15% compared with no daily aspirin use, and reduced...