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Well-done meat intake, heterocyclic amine exposure, and cancer risk.
Zheng W, Lee SA. Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37203-1738, USA. wei.zheng@vanderbilt.edu High intake of meat, particularly red and processed meat, has been associated with an increased risk of a number of common cancers such … Continue reading
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Secondhand Smoke: Questions and Answers
Resource: National Cancer Institute Key Points Secondhand smoke (also called environmental tobacco smoke) is the combination of smoke given off by the burning end of a tobacco product and the smoke exhaled by the smoker (see Question 1). Of … Continue reading
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Growing Cells on Paper
The Book of Life Can Now Literally be Written on Paper. Resource: Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University Date: Oct 19, 2009 An insight from the labs of Harvard chemist George Whitesides and cell biologist Don Ingber … Continue reading
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Secondhand Smoke Facts – American Lung Association
Secondhand Smoke Facts – American Lung Association Resource: American Lung Association Secondhand smoke, also know as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of a cigarette, pipe or cigar and … Continue reading
Genetic link to increased risk of ovarian cancer found
Resource: University of Cambridge Scientists have located a region of DNA which – when altered – can increase the risk of ovarian cancer, according to research published in Nature Genetics over the weekend. An international research group led by … Continue reading