Breast cancer screening saves lives, study finds
Regular mammographic screening for breast cancer saves the lives of two women for every one who is given unnecessary treatment, scientists said on Wednesday, in a study which adds to a global row over screening programs.
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Current Smoking Can Worsen Lung Cancer
TUESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) — Not only does cigarette smoke cause lung cancer, it worsens the disease by increasing lung inflammation, U.S. researchers have found.
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Markers for Ovarian Cancer May Show Up Years Earlier
TUESDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) — Concentrations of several biomarkers begin to grow three years before women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer, but only reach substantial elevation levels over the 12 months before diagnosis, new research finds.
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