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Wednesday Poll Question Information: Cancer Stats Have Never Been Better (KAUZ Wichita Falls) (CBS) Better cancer detection, better treatments and fewer people smoking - all of these factors are driving cancer statistics that have never been better, CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook reports. us.rd.yahoo.com
Women Smokers Lose 14.5 Years Off Life Span (Washington Post) THURSDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- During Lung Cancer Awareness Month in November, female smokers should take advantage of available resources, pick a quit day, and start taking steps toward kicking the habit, urges The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). us.rd.yahoo.com
Women Smokers Lose 14.5 Years Off Life Span (HealthCentral) November is lung cancer awareness month, and doctors urge everyone to kick the habit. us.rd.yahoo.com
Declines in cancer incidence and death rates across U.S. (News-Medical-Net) A new report from the nation's leading cancer organizations shows that, for the first time since the report was first issued in 1998, both incidence and death rates for all cancers combined are decreasing for both men and women, driven largely by declines in some of the most common types of cancer. us.rd.yahoo.com
Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2005, Featuring Trends in Lung Cancer, Tobacco Use, and ... (National Cancer Institute) For the first time in the history of this report, both incidence and death rates for all cancers combined decreased for both men and women. us.rd.yahoo.com
To father, family is worth the sacrifice (Detroit News) Jack Young's world revolves around his daughters. The 50-year-old single father schedules his days around Jaclyn, 5, and LeonaRose, 3 -- waking and dressing them in the morning; arranging transportation to their kindergarten and preschool classes; cooking their meals; tucking the girls in at night. us.rd.yahoo.com
3 Esophageal, Stomach Cancer Subtypes Linked To Smoking; 1 Associated With Alcohol Use (Medical News Today) Researchers who have been following the health of more than 120,000 residents of the Netherlands for more than two decades have found that smoking is associated with two forms of esophageal cancer as well as a form of stomach cancer, and that drinking alcohol is strongly linked to one form of esophageal cancer. us.rd.yahoo.com
3 esophageal, stomach cancer subtypes linked to smoking; 1 associated with alcohol use (EurekAlert!) ( American Association for Cancer Research ) Researchers who have been following the health of more than 120,000 residents of the Netherlands for more than two decades have found that smoking is associated with two forms of esophageal cancer as well as a form of stomach cancer, and that drinking alcohol is strongly linked to one form of esophageal cancer. us.rd.yahoo.com
Current care of reflux disease (Savannah Morning News) I was watching Sunday Night Football recently and was told about all I needed to know about heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. us.rd.yahoo.com
Smoking, Drinking Raise Risks of Esophagus, Stomach Cancer (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) MONDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking and drinking are associated with three esophageal and stomach cancer subtypes, say Dutch researchers who conducted a long-term study of almost 121,000 people. us.rd.yahoo.com
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