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Yoga Off the Mat: Tyler's Fight With Cancer
This story of courage comes from the OnSugar blog yoga off the mat.
I'm afraid this is not going to be one of my funny, lighthearted blogs, although I hope it will have a happy ending.
Recently I found out that one of my longtime students has been battling cancer for the last few years.
Will You Watch The Face of Courage: Kids Living With Cancer?
After a long day of taking care of her children, the last thing many moms may choose to do is sit down and watch a show about pediatric cancer patients. But if it's anything like the upcoming Nickelodeon special, The Face of Courage: Kids Living with Cancer (premiering Sunday, Jan. 24, at 8 p.m.) she might change her mind.
Health Headlines: Cancer, Brain Tumors, and Public Health
For Black Women, Breast Cancer Strikes Younger — NPR
The discrepancy between death statistics for African-American women and white women diagnosed with breast cancer is startling. Black women are twice as likely to die of cancer as white women.
Mobile Phones "Have Not Increased Brain Cancers" — BBC
Danish researchers have concluded that cell phones do not increase brain cancer risk, since there has been no large rise in reported brain tumors since mobile phones became a mass market item.
A WHO Report Says Cell Phone Use Leads to Brain Tumors
Cell phone use causing cancer — certainly not something we haven't heard before and not something that is going away anytime soon. First we learn that the electromagnetic radiation from cell phones doesn't cause cancer and when I asked you if you were worried about your cell phone increasing your risk of getting cancer, most of you said no.
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13 Ways to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
In America, a woman has a one in nine chance for developing breast cancer. While that statistic is extremely depressing, here are some lifestyle choices you can make to help decrease your risk.
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What Do You Know About Canine Skin Cancer?
Just because the weather's getting colder in many parts of the country, doesn't mean dog owners can be less concerned with skin cancer. Luckily many cases can be treated successfully when caught early enough so brush up on the facts about the various types of this disease in the quiz below.
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Are You at Risk For Ovarian Cancer?
September is a busy month. Not only is it National Yoga Month, but it's also Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Each year, over 21,000 women will be diagnosed with this disease.
More Evidence That Healthy Living Combats Breast Cancer
Add this to your list of reasons to live healthily: more research is showing that exercising, maintaining a healthy weight, and avoiding excessive alcohol can help prevent breast cancer. According to data released today from the World Cancer Research Fund charity, at least four out of 10 breast cancer cases in the UK could be prevented by healthy lifestyle changes.
The conclusions are based on data culled from 950 research papers around the world.
Front Page: Tanning Beds Elevated to Highest Cancer Risk
- International cancer experts have reclassified tanning beds into the top cancer risk category of "probable carcinogens." The beds are now considered as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. — AP
- Microsoft and Yahoo have reached a deal to collaborate on Internet search and online advertising, in hopes of challenging Google.
Increased Cancer Risk in These Polluted Cities
If you live in a city, you know firsthand about air pollution. Eighty different cancer-causing pollutants ca be found in the air, and they're increasing many individuals' risk for developing cancer. According to the National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment released by the EPA, nearly 600 neighborhoods across the US exceed a 100 in one million cancer risk.
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