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Only one in eight former smokers receive screenings as recommended, though early detection reduces mortality.
Quitting appears to reawaken healthy cells, triggering airways to regrow a new lining – even in lifelong smokers.
The more weight women lose, the lower their breast cancer risk, say investigators. The protection remains even when some weight is regained.
People who have not experienced a heart attack or stroke should not consume aspirin each day for prevention, say researchers.
A drug that lowers cancer and mortality risks in seniors may already be in many medicine cabinets, say cancer researchers.
Women who regularly use permanent hair dye and chemical straighteners may face a higher breast cancer risk, according to the NIH.
Psychological stress shown to exacerbate cardiac risk in women with heart disease … Weight-loss surgery benefits seniors age 65+ … Low-dose drug regimen improves pain, function in hand osteoarthritis … Heart attack may increase cancer risk
Middle-aged coffee drinkers have half the odds of developing a common liver cancer than their peers who don’t partake, say researchers.
Oncology and exercise experts recommend that clinicians use an “exercise prescription” to prevent cancer and improve survivor outcomes.
