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• Could Microbiome Changes Explain Rise in Colon Cancer Among the Young?

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• COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages

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• COVID Helps Drive Nearly Two-Year Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy

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• Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills

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• CT Lung Cancer Screening Saved His Life, and Could Do So for More

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• Dangerous A-Fib Can Follow Many Surgeries

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• Disability a Growing Concern for U.S. Cancer Survivors

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• Do Immune-Based Cancer Drugs Work Better in Men?

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• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?

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• Doctors' Choice of Anesthesia Could Help Curb Climate Change

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• Doctors Devise Safer Alternative to Opioids During, After Surgeries

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• Doctors Perform First In Utero Brain Surgery

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• Does Medical Marijuana Help or Harm Kids With Cancer?

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• Does Your Surgeon's Gender Matter?

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• Drivers May Be Inhaling Dangerous Carcinogens Inside Their Cars

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• Drug Combo Boosts Outcomes for Advanced Melanoma

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• Drug Combo Offers Hope Against Advanced Bladder Cancer

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• Drug Combo Shows Promise Against Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

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• Drug Could Boost Survival From Lung Cancer Affecting Non-Smokers

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• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers

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• Drug Used in Pregnancies in 1960s, '70s May Be Tied to Colon Cancers Today

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• Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriage May Raise Lifetime Cancer Risk in Offspring

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• Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriages May Be Upping Cancer Rates Decades Later

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• EPA Proposes Limits on Dangerous Chemical Used by Medical Sterilization Plants

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• Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease

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• Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients' Risks of Severe COVID Rise

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• Exercise Can Help Fight Colon Cancer, Even If Patient Is Obese

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• Exercise Could Help Fight 'Chemo Brain' in Breast Cancer Patients

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• Exercise Helps Ease Arm, Shoulder Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery

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• Exercise Is Key to Recovery After Breast Cancer Surgery

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• Exercise May Boost Tumor-Fighting Immune Cells in Cancer Patients

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• Exercise Soon After Breast Plastic Surgery Is Safe, Healthy

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• Existing Drugs Could Treat Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers

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• Experimental Therapy May Be New Tool Against Pancreatic Cancer

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• Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study

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• Far Too Few People of Color in U.S. Pancreatic Cancer Trials

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• Fatigue Before Treatment Starts Might Affect Cancer Survival

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• Faulty Gene Could Raise Vulnerability to Asbestos-Linked Cancer

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• FDA Approves First AI Tool to Boost Colonoscopy Accuracy

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• FDA Approves First Lymphoma Drug for Dogs

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• FDA Approves Imaging Drug That Can Help Surgeons Spot Ovarian Cancers

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• FDA Will Pull Vet Drug Used in Pork Industry Over Cancer Concerns for Humans

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• Fear Keeps Some Cancer Patients From Getting COVID Vaccine

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• Federal Court Orders EPA to Re-examine Whether Roundup Causes Cancer

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• Feminizing Facial Surgery Gives Mental Boost to Transgender People

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• Fetal Surgery Is Changing Lives for Kids With Spina Bifida

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• Few Regret Undergoing Gender-Affirming Mastectomies

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• Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors

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• Fewer Kids in Cancer Trials, Which Might Not Be a Bad Thing

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• Fewer U.S. Cancer Patients Are Dying From Suicide, Study Finds

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• Flat-Footed: What Works Best to Fix 'Fallen Arches'?

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• For Amputees, a New Kind of Surgery May Allow Better Control, Sensation

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• For Cancer Patients, Holiday Season Can Be a Stressful Time

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• For Many Cancer Patients, Diagnosis Brings Psychological 'Silver Lining'

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• For People With Heart Failure, Statins May Lower Cancer Risk Too

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• Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners Prompts FDA Warning

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• Frailty Greatly Lowers Survival in a Surgical Crisis

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• From 'Dead Man Walking' to Dancing Once More: One Man's Cancer Journey

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• Gallbladder Surgery During Pregnancy May Be Safer Than Waiting

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• Gallstones Can Warn of Pancreatic Cancer Risk

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• Gender-Affirming Mastectomies Give Boost to Patients' Mental Health

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• Gender-Affirming Surgeries Improve Mental Health in Young, Study Says

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• Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo

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• Gene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy

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• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk

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• Genes 'Switched On' Much Earlier in Human Embryos Than Thought

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• Gene-Targeted Drug Shows Promise Against a Form of Pancreatic Cancer

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• Get First Colonoscopy at 45, not 50: U.S. Expert Panel

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• Get on the Bus: Lifesaving Lung Screens Hit the Road

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• GI Troubles Can Persist for Years in Women Who Survive Colon Cancer

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• Global Study Shows Loneliness Can Shorten Life Spans

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• Got Bunions? Key Factors to Whether Surgery Will Work for You

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• Grief Can Strike Even Before a Loved One Is Gone

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• Gynecological Cancers Not a Risk for Severe COVID-19: Study

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• Have Tasmanian Devils Turned a Corner in Fight Against Cancer?

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• Having a Hip, Knee Replacement? Some Tips to an Optimal Recovery

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• Having Even a Cousin or Grandparent With Colon Cancer Raises Your Risk: Study

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• Having Heart Disease Can Make Other Surgeries More Risky

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• Healthy Living Helps Ward Off Deadly Prostate Cancers in Men at High Risk

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• Healthy Plant-Based Diets Lower Men's Odds for Colon Cancer

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• Heart Disease Gaining on Cancer as Leading Cause of Death in Young Women

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• Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Cancer Risk

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• Heart Patients From Poor Neighborhoods Less Likely to Get Cardiac Rehab

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• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some

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• Helping Women Find Affordable Housing Also Boosts Cancer Screening

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• 'Hidden' Prostate Cancer on Biopsy Usually Means Good Outcome: Study

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• High-Fiber Diets May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer

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• High-Tech Drug Infusion Pumps in Hospitals Vulnerable to Damage, Hackers

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• Hints That Breakthrough CAR-T Therapy May Fight Solid Tumor Cancers

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• Hip Replacements No Riskier for Folks Living With HIV

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• Hip Replacements on the Rise Among the Very Young

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• Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Raise Heart Risks

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• How Common Is Opioid Misuse Among Seniors After Hip Surgery?

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• How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?

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• How Did the Pandemic Affect Cancer Clinical Trials?

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• How Effective (and Safe) Is Shoulder Surgery?

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• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care

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• How Soon Can You Resume Tennis, Golf After Shoulder Surgery?

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• How Streetlights Might Affect Your Colon Cancer Risk

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• How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care

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• How to Ease Back Into Exercise After Surgery

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• HPV Vaccination Could Rid U.S. of Most Mouth, Throat Cancers in Men

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• HPV Vaccination Is Lowering U.S. Cervical Cancer Rates

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• HPV Vaccination Rises Among U.S. Kids, But Many Still Unprotected

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• HPV Vaccination Rises in States That Don't Require Parental Consent

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• HPV Vaccination When Young Cuts Cervical Cancer Risk by 87%

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• HPV Vaccine Is Reducing Cervical Cancers in Teens, Young Women

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• Immune-Based Drug Fights Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Study

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• Immune-Based Therapy May Help Some Battling Advanced Colon Cancers

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• Immunocompromised? Why the COVID-19 Vaccine Might Still Protect You

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• Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival for Lung Cancer Patients

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• Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival With Bladder Cancer

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• Immunotherapy Drug Can Beat Back Early-Stage Lung Cancer

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• Immunotherapy Safe for Cancer Patients with COVID-19: Study

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• In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return

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• In Cancer Patients, COVID Vaccine Immunity at 6 Months Is Similar to General Population

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• In Many Cases, Hip Replacement Also Eases Back Pain

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• In Nonsmokers, COPD May Up Lung Cancer Risk

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• In Rare Case, COVID-19 Test Caused Spinal Fluid Leak

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• Incomplete Polyp Removal During Colonoscopy Can Bring Cancer Danger

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• Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men

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• Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies

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• Is a Night in the Hospital Necessary After Hip, Knee Replacement?

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• Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?

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• Is It Safe to Have Surgery Soon After a COVID Diagnosis?

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• Is Surgery for Sciatica Really Worth It?

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• 'Jeopardy' Host Alex Trebek Tells Fans Cancer Treatments Are 'Paying Off'

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• Keep Flossing: Study Ties Gum Disease to Higher Cancer Risk

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• Key Factors That Raise Your Odds for Early-Onset Colon Cancer

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• Khloe Kardashian Has 'Incredibly Rare' Tumor Removed From Her Face

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• Kids Aren't Scared by Medical Workers' PPE, Study Finds

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• Kids Born Through Fertility Treatments Have No Higher Cancer Risk

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• Kids Getting Spinal Surgeries May Cut Back on Opioids

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• Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID

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• Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID-19

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• Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues

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• Knee Procedure Done Earlier Might Prevent Knee Replacement Later

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• Knee Replacement a Good Option, Even for Severely Obese: Study

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• Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think

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• Knee Replacement More Challenging in People With Sickle Cell

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• Know the Signs of Rare But Deadly Gall Bladder, Bile Duct Cancers

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• Lab-Made Heart Valves Can Grow Along With Youngest Heart Patients

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• 'Lab-on-a-Chip' Blood Test Could Spot Breast Cancer Early

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• Large Study Supports Less Invasive Way to Treat 'Leaky' Heart Valves

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• Lasik Surgery Should Carry Warnings of Possible Complications, FDA Says

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• Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal

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• Less May Be More When It Comes to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer

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• Lockdown Loneliness Making Things Even Tougher for Cancer Patients

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• Loneliness Can Cut Survival After a Cancer Diagnosis: Study

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• Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients

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• Looking for Reliable Info Online on Breast Cancer Surgery? It's Tough to Find

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• Lots of Sugary Drinks Doubles Younger Women's Colon Cancer Risk: Study

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• Lots of Ultra-Processed Foods Could Raise a Man's Odds for Colon Cancer

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• Loving Partners May Be Key to Breast Cancer Survivors' Health

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• Low-Dose Aspirin Might Lower Odds for Digestive Cancers

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• Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis

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• Lumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy for Young Women With Breast Cancer

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• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All

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• Lymph Node Removal During Breast Cancer Mastectomy: Is It Overdone?

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• Lymphedema in Legs Strikes 1 in 3 Female Cancer Survivors

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• 'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy

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• 'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer

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• Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks

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• Mammogram Rates Have Rebounded Since Pandemic Began, But Concerns Remain

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• Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds

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• Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic

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• Many Blood Cancer Patients Get Little Protection From COVID Vaccine

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• Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance

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• Many Cancer Patients Worry Pandemic Will Impact Their Care: Survey

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• Many 'High-Risk' Americans Unconcerned About Skin Cancer: Poll

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• Many High-Risk Patients Don't Know They Need Follow-Up Colonoscopy

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• Many Hospitals Ignore Directives of Organ Transplant Waiting Lists: Study

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• Many Patients Aren't Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study

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• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?

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• Many Thyroid Cancer Ultrasound Scans Unnecessary

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• Many U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report

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• Maria Menounos Reveals Battle Against Stage 2 Pancreatic Cancer

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• Marijuana Users May Feel More Post-Surgery Pain: Study

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• Marijuana Users More Prone to Infections After Knee, Shoulder Surgeries

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• Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival

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• Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study

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• Melanoma Can Strike Your Nails: Here's How to Check

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• Men More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why?

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• Men Offered Surgery More Often Than Women When Carpal Tunnel Strikes

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• Men With Testicular Cancer May Have New Treatment Option

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• Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year

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• 'Mental Resilience' May Give Holocaust Survivors an Edge After Surgery

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• Mesh Plug a New Option for Treating Tricky Aneurysms

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• Mind-Body Effects of Qigong Might Help Ease Cancer-Related Fatigue

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• Mindfulness Helps Young Women After Breast Cancer: Study

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• Minimally Invasive Surgery May Be Good Option for People With Pancreatic Cancer

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• Mixed Progress Against Cancers in Teens, Young Adults

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• Money Troubles Can Delay Cancer Diagnoses, Putting Survival in Jeopardy

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• More Additives Being Added to Americans' Food, Report Finds

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• More American Men Now Opting for Vasectomy

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• More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy

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• More Evidence That Pandemic Delayed Cancer Diagnoses

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• More 'Height-Challenged' Men Are Getting Leg-Lengthening Surgeries

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• More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study

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• More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019

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• More Than Half of Cancer Survivors Fear a Recurrence

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• Most Americans Don't Follow Diets That Could Prevent Cancer

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• Most Americans Still Aren't Eating Enough Whole Grains

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• Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey

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• Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline

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• Most Folks Who Need Colon Cancer Screening Aren't Reminded by Doctors

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• Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing

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• Most Who Get Heart Valve Replacement Don't Get Follow-Up Rehab

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• Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment

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• Mouse Study Points to New Way to Shrink Pancreatic Tumors

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• MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study

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• Multiple Surgeries for Cleft Lip, Palate Won't Cause Major Psychological Damage

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• Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds

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• Need an Operation? Here's How COVID Has Changed Surgery

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• 'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries

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• New Advances Mean Many Patients Go Home Same Day After Knee Replacement

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• New Approach to Transplants Could Boost Supply of Donor Hearts

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• New Blood Test May Improve Liver Cancer Screening

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• New Clues to How Cancers Originate in the Brain

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• New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented

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• New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer

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• New Drug Could Be Advance Against Glioma Brain Tumors

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• New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers

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• New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer

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• New Hope Against Painful Skin Issues Caused by Cancer Radiation Therapy

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• New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients

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• New Lease on Life for Two Lung Cancer Patients After Pioneering Double-Lung Transplant

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• New Test of Pancreatic Cysts Might Boost Cancer Detection

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• New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise

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• New Treatment Could Be Safer Way to Fight Brain Tumors in Kids

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• New Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer

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• New Type of Treatment Tackles Tough-to-Treat Prostate Cancer

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• Newer Hormone Treatments for Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk of Depression

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• No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop

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• No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life

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• No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study

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• No Need to Avoid Exercise After Prolapse Surgery, Study Finds

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• No Sign That Anesthesia in Pregnancy Affects Child's Later Development

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• Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study

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• Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer

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• Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications

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• Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers

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• Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study

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• Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients

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• Obesity's Influence on Colon Cancer Risk May Vary by Gender: Study

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• Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds

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• Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand

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• Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery

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• One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement

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• Only Half of Folks With Stool Test Positive for Colon Cancer Get Follow-Up Colonoscopy

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• Opening All Arteries Best When Heart Attack Strikes in Old Age: Study

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• Oral Surgery on Your Calendar? Expert Offers Tips to Ease Anxiety

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• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured

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• Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis Can Take Big Toll on Women's Mental Health

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• Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells

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• Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk

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• Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals

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• Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women

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• Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Slow-Growing and Often Curable

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• Pandemic Caused Millions of U.S. Women to Skip Cancer Screenings

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• Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening

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• Pandemic Cut U.S. Heart Surgeries in Half as Patients Avoided Hospitals

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• Pandemic Has Greatly Slowed Pace of Cancer Research

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• Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier

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• Parts of Intestinal Scope Devices Can Break Off Inside Patients

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• Patients Give High Ratings to Pre-Surgery Telemedicine Consultations

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• Patients With Bladder Cancer May Avoid Removal of Extra Lymph Nodes, Study Finds

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• Pentagon Study Finds Higher Cancer Rates Among Pilots, Ground Crews

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• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out

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• People Over 80 Benefit From Surgery for Benign Brain Tumors

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• People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes

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• Permanently Bent 'Trigger Finger' Can Be Hallmark of Diabetes

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• PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions

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• Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen

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• Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study

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• Pope Francis Leaves Hospital 9 Days After Surgery

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• Pope Leaves Hospital 10 Days After Colon Surgery

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• Pope to Have Hernia Surgery, Stay in Rome Hospital for Several Days

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• Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable

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• Post-Op Delirium Could Signal Faster Mental Decline

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• Postpartum Bleeding Doesn't Have to Mean Hysterectomy, Experts Say

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• President Biden Undergoes Routine Colonoscopy

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• Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes

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• Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries

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• Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths

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• Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say

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• Prostate Cancer: The Basics Every Man Needs to Know

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• Quieter ORs May Make for Happier Kids After Surgery

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• Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis

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• Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer

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• Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study

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• Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans

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• Recent COVID Doesn't Seem to Raise Surgery Risks

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• Recent COVID-19 Raises Odds for Clots After Surgery by 90%

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• Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage

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• Regular Screening Pays Off for People at High Risk for Pancreatic Cancer

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• Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks

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• Repair or Reconstruction: What's Best for ACL Tears?

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• 'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes

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• Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer

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• Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain

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• Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk

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• Sarah Ferguson Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Mastectomy

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• Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women

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• Secondhand Smoke Can Raise Odds for Mouth, Throat Cancers

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• Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?

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• Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery

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• Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients

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• Shorter Course of Radiation May Be Safe for Women Undergoing Breast Reconstruction

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• Side Effects From New Cancer Meds Have Silver Lining

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• Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes

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• Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients

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• Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery

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• 'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well

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• Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed

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• Some Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study

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• Some Myeloma Patients Get No Protection From COVID-19 Vaccines

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• Some Sick Patients Get Cosmetic Surgery to Boost Appearance

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• Some Young Cancer Survivors Won't Get Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccine

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• Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation

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• Spotting Heart Defects While Baby Still in Womb Is Crucial, Study Shows

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• Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer

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• Staying Fit Lowers a Man's Cancer Risk, Study Confirms

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• Stress Urinary Incontinence? Know Your Surgical Options

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• Strong Marijuana Habit Could Raise Odds for Complications During Surgery

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• Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help

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• Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease

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• Study Finds Good Long-Term Outcomes for Appendicitis Treated Without Surgery

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• Study Pinpoints Cancer Patients at Highest Risk From COVID

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• Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution

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• Surgeons Perform Transplant of Gene-Tweaked Pig Heart Into Second Patient

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• Surgeons Seeing More 'Mutilating' Hand Injuries With New Utility Terrain Vehicles

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• Surgery Brings Added Risks to People With COPD

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• Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer

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• Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study

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• Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?

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• Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms

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• Surgery Soon? Use These 3 Tips to Manage Post-Surgical Pain

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• Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak

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• Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative

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• Surgical Snip Might Prevent Stroke in People With A-fib

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• Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart

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• Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains

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• Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun

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• Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement

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• Taking Ozempic, Wegovy? Stop Before Surgery, Anesthesiologists Say

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• Targeted Drug Tagrisso Could Be Advance Against Lung Cancer

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• Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer

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• Targeted Radiotherapy Might Help Men Battling Advanced Prostate Cancer

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• Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving

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• Telehealth Boosts Odds That Patients Show Up for Post-Surgery Care

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• Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery

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• The 5 Foods That Cut Your Odds for Colon Cancer

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• The Future of Cancer for Americans

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• Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On

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• Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again

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• Timing of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: Study

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• Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year

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• Tips to Checking Your Skin for Skin Cancer

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• Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays

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• Too Little Sunlight, Vitamin D May Raise Colon Cancer Risk

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• Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk

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• Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life

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• Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors

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• Too Often, Women Aren't Told of Sexual Side Effects of Cancer Treatments

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• Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays

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• Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia

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• Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients' Lives

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• Treatment for Common Rotator Cuff Ailment May Be Useless

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• Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients

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• Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care

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• Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer

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• U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline

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• U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip

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• U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million

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• U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline

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• U.S. Gender-Affirming Surgeries Nearly Tripled in 3 Years

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• U.S. Seniors Are Getting Fewer Abdominal Surgeries

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• U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?

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• U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine

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• U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns

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• Ukraine: The War on Cancer, Fought in a War Zone

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• Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk

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• VA Hospitals Offer Quality Surgical Care: Review

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• VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites

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• Vaccine Slows Return of Pancreatic Cancer in Early Trial

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• Vaginal or C-Section, Method of Childbirth Won't Affect a Couple's Sex Life Later

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• Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study

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• Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'

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• Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study

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• Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients

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• Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer

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• 'Walking Miracles': Born With Lungs Reversed, They Suffered Until Getting Double-Organ Transplants

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• Want to Avoid Knee Replacement? Build Up Your Thighs

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• Weed Killer Glyphosate Found in Most Americans' Urine

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• Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Could Lower Women's Cancer Risk

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens

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• Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes

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• Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers

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• Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease

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• Were Cancer Patients Neglected in U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout?

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• What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?

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• What Are Hernias, and How Are They Treated?

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• What Arthritis Surgeries Help With Pain and Other Symptoms?

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• What Do You Know About Your Risk for Hernia?

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• What Foods, Medicines Can Lower Your Colon Cancer Risk?

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• What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know

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• What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer

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• What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk

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• What You Should Know If Your Surgery Has Been Put on Hold

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• What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?

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• When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study

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• When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters

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• When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?

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• When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse

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• When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes

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• When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment

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• When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?

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• When Removing a Big Kidney Stone, Get the Little Ones, Too

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• When Should You Start Colon Cancer Screenings?

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• Which Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?

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• White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping

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• WHO Agency Declares Aspartame a Possible Carcinogen

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• Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?

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• Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?

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• Why Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?

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• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?

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• Why Skin Cancer Checks Are Even More Important for Hispanic People

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• Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?

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• Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health

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• Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers

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• With Holidays Ahead, COVID Boosters a Must for People With Weak Immune Systems

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• Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant

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• Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men After Bypass Surgery

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• Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study

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• Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings

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• Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic

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• You Can Help Prevent Cervical Cancer

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• Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine

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• Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study

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• Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer

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• Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery

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• Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes

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• You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?