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Smoking Increases The Risk Of Developing Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Smokers, especially those over the age of 60, are more than twice as likely as nonsmokers to develop
a specific type of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), study findings suggest. more
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Information For Patients: Living With Leukemia
It wasn't the flu-like symptoms that sent Neil Keller to the hospital one night in January 1995. It wasn't
even the crippling back pain that left him virtually immobilized. It was the odd red stripe that Kathy Keller noticed running down
the back of her husband's calf that prompted his sudden trip to the emergency room. more
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Long-Term Use Of The Birth Control Pill 'Increases Cancer Risk'
Long-term use of the contraceptive pill may increase the risk of cervical cancer up to fourfold in
women already infected with the virus known to be the main cause of the cancer, researchers say. more
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Later Motherhood "Reduces Ovarian Cancer Risk"
Delaying motherhood might cut the risk of ovarian cancer, suggests new research. The findings, from a
Swedish study to be published in "The Lancet", further complicates the links between cancer and childbearing. more
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Prozac Linked To Increased Cancer Growth
Prozac may encourage the development of certain types of cancer by blocking the body's natural
ability to destroy the diseased cells, new research suggests. Experiments by John Gordon and colleagues at Birmingham
University show that serotonin can act as a cancer suppressor in Burkitt's lymphoma by encouraging cancerous cells to
self-destruct. more
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