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111. Living With Cancer
     

     Nearly 14 million people in the United States have survived cancer, a number that has quadrupled in the past several decades and is expected to reach 18 million by 2022, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). What's more, 15% of today's cancer survivors were first diagnosed 20 years ago or

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112. Do Omega-3s and Antioxidants Fight Cancer?
     

     Keep eating fish, nuts, fruits, and vegetables. Two superstar heart disease protectors in these foods may also help fight cancer. Antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids may be more powerful than we knew. Found in fatty fish and certain nuts and seeds, omega-3 fatty acids help protect your heart. Studi

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113. Breast Cancer Radiation for Older Women?
     

     Aug. 13, 2012 -- Radiation may benefit some older women after lumpectomy for early breast cancer s, contrary to national treatment guidelines. That finding comes from a new study of nearly 7,500 older women with early stage, estrogen-sensitive breast cancer.  The study shows that women who got radia

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114. Blood Pressure Drugs and Lip Cancer: A Link?
     

     Aug. 7, 2012 -- Some high blood pressure medicines, when taken long term, may increase the risk of lip cancer in white people, according to new research. The list includes commonly used drugs such as the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL, Microzide, others) and the ACE inhibitor lisinopril (

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115. Anti-Estrogen Combo Better for Late Breast Cancer
     

     Aug. 1, 2012 -- Older women with the most common type of metastatic breast cancer may soon have a new treatment option that may improve their survival. A new study shows that postmenopausal women with advanced disease treated with a combination of two anti-estrogen therapies lived longer than women

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116. Study: PSA Testing Cuts Worst Prostate Cancers
     

     July 30, 2012 -- If it weren't for routine PSA prostate cancer screening, an extra 17,000 Americans each year would learn that they had the worst form of the disease, a new study suggests. That kind of prostate cancer -- metastatic prostate cancer, in which the cancer spreads to the bone or other pa

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117. Eat Antioxidants to Lower Pancreatic Cancer Risk?
     

     July 24, 2012 -- New research suggests that diets rich in antioxidants such as vitamin E, vitamin C, and selenium may help lower the risk of developing pancreatic cancer. According to the study, people whose diets had a higher amount of foods loaded with these antioxidants were two-thirds less likel

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118. Cervical Cancer: Uninsured Are Diagnosed Later
     

     July 19, 2012 -- Women without health insurance are far more likely to receive a diagnosis of advanced cervical cancer, a new study from the American Cancer Society shows. Lack of health insurance was second only to age as the strongest predictor of advanced-stage disease. Once a leading cancer kill

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119. Prostate Cancer Surgery May Not Always Up Survival
     

     July 18, 2012 -- For men with early prostate cancer, surgery to remove the prostate gland appears to offer no survival advantage over watching and waiting, a new study shows. The study, which is published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that many men who undergo the surgery, which i

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120. Big Babies May Boost Mom's Breast Cancer Risk
     

     July 17, 2012 -- Women who deliver big babies may have a greater risk of developing breast cancer in the future, a new study suggests. Women who gave birth to babies weighing 8.25 pounds or more were 2.5 times more likely to develop breast cancer later in life, when compared to women who gave birth

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