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Doubling the recommended weekly exercise amount may help postmenopausal women lose significantly more body fat

Increasing Aerobic Exercise Rx Benefits Older Women

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300 versus 150 minutes of moderate-vigorous workouts each week paid off after a year
High levels of time spent sitting may increase a woman's odds for cancer

Leisure Time Sitting Linked to Increased Risk of Specific Cancers

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Effect was not seen in men, and held even after researchers factored out a lack of exercise
The 2006 American Society of Clinical Oncology guidelines on use of hematopoietic colony-stimulating factors have been updated

ASCO Updates Guidelines for Colony-Stimulating Factor Use

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Special article updates 2006 guidelines, including addition of tbo-filgrastim and filgrastim-sndz
Abnormal results on noninvasive prenatal genetic tests may indicate maternal cancers rather than a medical issue with the fetus

Prenatal Genetic Tests Can Identify Maternal Cancers

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Abnormal findings on early test don't always indicate birth defects, researchers say
For many cancers

Mortality Rates Declining for Many Cancers

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Rates predicted to meet Healthy People 2020 targets for breast, lung, prostate cancers
Weight loss of 5 percent or more

Weight Loss + Vitamin D3 Cuts IL-6 in Postmenopausal Women

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Reduction in inflammatory biomarkers among women with BMI >25 kg/m², low serum 25(OH)D

June 2015 Briefing – Hematology & Oncology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Hematology & Oncology for June 2015. This roundup includes...
Comprehensive computed tomography screening in addition to a limited occult-cancer screening offers no benefit over limited screening alone for patients with a first unprovoked venous thromboembolism. The finding was published online June 22 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2015 Congress

No Clinical Benefit Found for Occult Cancer CT Screening in VTE

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Prevalence of occult cancer low among patients with first unprovoked venous thromboembolism
For cancer care workers

One-Day Workshop Ups Stress Recovery for Cancer Care Workers

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Findings show beneficial effects for radiation therapists and oncology nurses
HIV-infected patients with cancer have increased cancer-specific mortality

Cancer-Specific Mortality Up in HIV-Infected Cancer Patients

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HIV linked to increased risk for colorectum, lung, skin, and breast cancer independent of treatment