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• Treating Young Adults Right

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  People of all ages develop cancer.

  By The Roy & Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center on February 9, 2012 - 12:33am
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  It’s that time of year again to roll up your sleeve to prevent influenza. Influenza (the flu) is a number different viruses that can cause very serious illness, especially if you have ...

  The Flu Season is Here: Roll Up Your Sleeve for a Cancer Survivor

  By Lynette Summerill HERWriter on November 10, 2011 - 9:08am
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  A recent survey shows a surprising number of Americans believe scientifically unproven claims concerning cancer. Don’t let yourself be a victim of misinformation.

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  Ten Truths and Myths about the World’s Number One Killer

  Impacted 1 Lives By Lynette Summerill HERWriter on November 8, 2011 - 9:08am
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  Fresh smelling clothes may be the hallmark of cleanliness, but did you know that fresh scent is also classified as air pollution?

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  Is Your Dryer Polluting As Much As A Car?

  By Lynette Summerill HERWriter on August 25, 2011 - 10:07am
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  After diagnosis, women are more likely overall to survive cancer than men, but the reasons for this have been unclear.

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  Why Women Survive Cancer More Often Than Men

  By Lynette Summerill HERWriter on July 12, 2011 - 11:17am
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  Some of us were born with beautiful locks, and some of us attain them through socially acceptable but drastic means. Believe me, I am not passing judgment here. I belong to the latter ...

  If Hair Dyes Cause Cancer Do Blondes Really Have More Fun?

  By Lynette Summerill HERWriter on June 7, 2011 - 7:07am
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  Leukemia is the most common type of cancer in children. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society estimates that over 3,000 children will be diagnosed with leukemia in 2010.

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  Childhood Leukemia and Pesticide Exposure

  By Linda Fugate PhD HERWriter on September 6, 2010 - 5:17am
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  Why does one patient, like Mike Katz of New York City, live 20 years with multiple myeloma and is still doing well while a neighbor, Dale, with the same diagnosis, has been given just a ...

  No One Size Fits All in Cancer

  By Andrew Schorr HERWriter on August 11, 2010 - 9:21am
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  You already know cigarettes, asbestos, and arsenic can cause cancer, but what about the carcinogens you don’t know about?

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  Is Your Job Giving you Cancer?

  By Lynette Summerill HERWriter on July 20, 2010 - 11:20am

• Children who attend daycare or playgroups are about 30 percent less likely to develop the most common type of childhood leukemia, according to University of California, Berkeley ...

  EmpowHer's Health Tip: Daycare May Reduce Children's Leukemia Risk

  on April 29, 2008 - 10:32am