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Health Tip: Getting Ready for Cancer Treatment
Proper diet is crucial

FDA to List Drugs Under Review for Safety Issues
But officials say patients taking meds on Web site shouldn't overreact or stop taking them

Blacks With Lung Disease Face Increased Cancer Risk
Men with prior history of COPD 6 times more likely to develop malignancy, study suggests

Genetic Mutations Linked to Deadly Cancers
Findings of 3 studies focus on brain and pancreatic tumors

2 Million Cancer Cases Tied to Tobacco Use
The U.S. review covered the period from 1999 to 2004

Height May Boost Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Suggests
But the findings could be pure chance, one expert says

Study Links Serum Calcium, Prostate Cancer Death
High, but still normal, levels triple risk of aggressive disease

No Definitive Link Seen Between Vytorin and Cancer
Review results are reassuring, one cardiologist says

Breast Cancer Drug Not Tied to Cognitive Decline: Study
Researchers say finding is 'good news' for postmenopausal women taking anastrozole

Secrets of Telomerase Revealed
Researchers unlock active region of enzyme involved in cancer, aging