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'Spare Tire' Might Up a Man's Prostate Cancer Risk
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
Stroke Treatment Gap Narrows Between Men and Women
Study Pinpoints Cancer Patients at Highest Risk From COVID
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Targeted Radiotherapy Might Help Men Battling Advanced Prostate Cancer
Testosterone Might Influence COVID Severity in Men
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease
Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On
Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again
Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical? Think Again
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
Too Few Young Men Have Gotten the HPV Vaccine
Too Little Sunlight, Vitamin D May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life
Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients' Lives
Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients
Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer
Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vasectomy Reversal Just as Successful in Men Over 50
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
Viagra Doesn't Solve All Sexual Problems, Men Discover
Virus Found in Semen of COVID-19 Survivors – Is It Sexually Transmittable?
Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer
Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
Were Cancer Patients Neglected in U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout?
What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer
What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study
When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse
When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
Why Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Skin Cancer Checks Are Even More Important for Hispanic People
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
With Holidays Ahead, COVID Boosters a Must for People With Weak Immune Systems
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Workers' Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000
Workplace Sexual Harassment Might Raise Suicide Risk: Study
You Can Help Prevent Cervical Cancer
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
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