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Both body mass index and location of excess fat on the body are good indicators of obesity-related cancer risk

Location of Body Fat Can Indicate Obesity-Related Cancer Risk

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Where fat is carried is as strong a predictor as BMI, researchers suggest
Different paths to perspective of another's experience are associated with varying effect on helpers' health during helping behavior

Path to Empathy Deemed As Vital As Being Empathetic

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Conclusion could be especially useful in context of medical professions, researcher says
The likelihood of advanced imaging (magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography) use is increased for women assigned to surgeons whose peers had the highest rate of baseline imaging use

Social Contagion Impacts Imaging Use in Breast Cancer

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Higher likelihood of MRI, PET use for women assigned to surgeons whose peers had highest use
Patients with lung cancer have a strikingly higher-than-normal risk of suicide

ATS: Cancer-Related Suicide Risk Highest for Lung Cancer Patients

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Odds up four-fold compared to people in the general population
Prescription databases can help combat drug abuse when doctors are required by law to check them before writing opioid prescriptions

Doctors Urged to Check Patient Drug History Before Opioid Rx

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Opioid abuse down when physicians are legally obligated to check patient's drug history
Keytruda (pembrolizumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat any cancer that has a certain genetic biomarker

FDA Approves Keytruda for All Cancers With Genetic Biomarker

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First medication sanctioned for any cancer, regardless of origin
Filtered cigarettes might be even more unhealthy than unfiltered ones

Filtered Cigarettes May Up Rates of Lung Adenocarcinoma

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Design of cigarette filters with ventilation implicated in rising rates
For patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

Enhanced Atypical Lymphocytes in Natalizumab-Treated MS

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Enhanced fraction of atypical lymphocytes, especially binucleated and plasmacytoid lymphocytes
Exercising regularly

Even Small Amounts of Alcohol Can Affect Breast Cancer Risk

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Small glass of wine each day can up odds of both premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancer
Older black Americans are more likely than whites to develop interval colorectal cancer

Risk for Interval CRC Higher in Blacks Than Whites

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Differences most pronounced for cancer of the distal colon and the rectum