Cancer Society Updates Prostate Cancer Guidelines
The American Cancer Society is urging doctors to make clearer to men that the test used to screen for prostate cancer has limits and may lead to unnecessary treatments that do more harm than good.
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With Pancreatic Cancer, Age Factors Into Familial Risk
TUESDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) — People with a family member who had pancreatic cancer before age 50 face a greatly increased risk for the disease, a new study has found.
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Elevated Cancer Rates Found In Crestwood
A sign across the street from the Crestwood Municipal Building expresses residents displeasure with the city in Crestwood, Ill.; AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File Cancer cases for Crestwood, Illinois residents were elevated, according to a new report by the Illinois Department of Public Health . The study was prompted by a Tribune investigation last year that found Crestwood residents were …
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