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-- Men may protect more than their hearts if they keep cholesterol in line: Their chances of getting aggressive prostate cancer may be lower, new research suggests.
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More Americans Urged to Get Cancer Screenings (HealthDay, January 15, 2009)
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Canola Oil Consumed During Pregnancy Lowers Breast Cancer Risk for Offspring (HealthDay, November 18, 2008)
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Health Calendar: Health Calendar (Post, November 16, 2008)
Statins Lower Blood Marker for Prostate Cancer (HealthDay, October 30, 2008)
Health Highlights: Oct. 29, 2008 (HealthDay, October 29, 2008)
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Health Calendar: Health Calendar (Post, October 23, 2008)
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Genome Database Will Link Genes, Traits in Public View (Post, October 18, 2008)
Rethinking Prostate Cancer in Older Men (HealthDay, October 17, 2008)
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New Genetic Links to Baldness Discovered (HealthDay, October 13, 2008)
Health Calendar: Health Calendar (Post, October 12, 2008)
Health Highlights: Oct. 8, 2008 (HealthDay, October 8, 2008)
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Gene Could Link Obesity, Colon Cancer (HealthDay, October 1, 2008)
Hormone Therapy Not Best for Older Prostate Cancer Patients (HealthDay, September 23, 2008)
Drug Can Slow Bone Loss in Prostate Cancer Patients (HealthDay, September 19, 2008)
Health Tip: Pregnancy and Back Pain (HealthDay, September 18, 2008)
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Health Calendar: Health Calendar (Post, September 14, 2008)
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