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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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Charity concerned that one third of women ignore breast screening invite

WEDNESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2009 News Release Resource:  Cancer Research UK Press Release On the eve of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cancer Research UK today sends out a warning that if thousands of women continue to ignore invitations to breast screening … Continue reading

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Geoffrey Bene Cancer Research Center

Resource: Geoffrey Bene Cancer Research Center “The GEOFFREY BEENE CANCER RESEARCH CENTER AT MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER was established in 2006. The total value of combined Geoffrey Beene donations exceed $106,000,000. G. Thompson Hutton, the Trustee of the Geoffrey Beene … Continue reading

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