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• It Pays for Moms-to-Be to Stop Smoking Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  More than twice as many quit when offered financial incentives, study says
• Soda Habit May Prompt Early Puberty in Girls, Study Suggests Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  Early menstruation a risk factor for depression and breast cancer, researchers say
• MRI Improves Prostate Cancer Biopsy Accuracy, Study Finds Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  New technology spots more aggressive cancer, but fewer low-risk cases
• Prostate Cancer Patients Who Smoke Fare Worse, Study Finds Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  They were twice as likely to see disease spread, die from illness
• Use of 'the Pill' Tied to Higher Risk for Rare Brain Cancer Thu, 22 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  But the odds of any one birth control pill user getting the tumor remain extremely small, experts stress
• Efforts to Curtail Tobacco Use Stalled in 2014, Report Says Wed, 21 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  Smoking still claims 500,000 lives a year in the United States
• Test Your Home for Radon: EPA Tue, 20 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  The naturally occurring gas is tied to 21,000 lung cancer deaths in the U.S. each year, agency says
• Therapy Dogs Help Cancer Patients Cope With Tough Treatments Tue, 20 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  'I would've stopped the treatment, but I wanted to come see the dog'
• Children of Melanoma Survivors Often Get Sunburned: Study Fri, 16 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  Nearly half had experienced sun-linked injury in the past year, researchers said
• Pursuing Pancreatic Cancer's Deadly Secret Fri, 16 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  Researchers identify a gene that may trigger early spread
• Scientists Spot Gene Linked to Tanning 'Addiction' Fri, 16 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  Understanding biology behind dependence important because of rising skin cancer rates, expert says
• Unhealthy Insulin Levels May Boost Breast Cancer Risk Thu, 15 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  Study of postmenopausal women suggested hormone levels mattered more than excess weight
• Gene-Based Spit Test Shows Promise in Lung Cancer Detection Thu, 15 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  It was more than 80 percent correct in spotting cancerous nodules, but accuracy still needs improving
• Race, Ethnicity Affect Breast Cancer Survival, Study Shows Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  New research finds biological differences in tumor type, behavior
• As Altitude Rises, Lung Cancer Rates Seem to Fall Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  Lower oxygen levels may play a role in study findings
• Cluster of Heart Risk Factors Tied to Uterine Cancer Risk Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  Excess weight likely a big factor, but other conditions also appear to matter
• Gene Mutations Linked to Colon Cancer in Black Patients Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  Finding might lead to better treatment of the disease, researchers say
• Cancer Survivors May Struggle for Years With Mental, Physical Problems Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  Survey finds financial health often suffers, too
• Study Says Biopsies Are Safe Sat, 10 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  Cancer patients who had fine needle aspiration lived longer
• Oral HPV Infection Lasts Longer in Older Men, Study Finds Fri, 09 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT
  Potentially cancer-causing infection appears to linger in males over 45