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CDC report: Almost half of cancer cases in United States linked to tobacco use
CDC report: Almost half of cancer cases in United States linked to tobacco use
At this point, we all know that smoking is bad for us — really, really bad.A newly released CDC Vital Signs report helps clarify just how bad we are talking about.Tobacco use is linked to a full 40% of cancer cases in the US, according to the report.That means that even though smoking rates have gone down in the country overall, there were about 660,000 people diagnosed with cancer related to tobacco every year from 2009 to 2013.
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Q&A: A look at the cancer some believe linked to Vietnam War
Q&A: A look at the cancer some believe linked to Vietnam War
This Sept. 7, 2016 photo shows a display of preserved liver fluke parasites at the Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.Cholangiocarcinoma, a rare form of bile duct cancer, is linked to liver fluke parasites in raw or poorly cooked river fish.(Sakchai Lalit/Associated Press)A rare bile duct cancer that may be linked to time served in the Vietnam War is quietly killing some former soldiers.The disease can be caused by liver flukes, a parasite found in raw or undercooked fish that is common in parts of Asia.
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Smoking declines dramatically but linked to 40 percent of cancer cases
Smoking declines dramatically but linked to 40 percent of cancer cases
New government reports say that the smoking rate among adults has declined sharply over the past decade but that 40 percent of cancer cases still may be related to tobacco use.(Matt Rourke/AP)In a pair of good news/bad news reports, the federal government said Thursday that cigarette smoking among adult Americans continues to decline sharply but that 40 percent of all cancer diagnoses now are linked to tobacco use.Those malignancies go beyond cancer in the lungs to include a dozen other parts of the body, including the throat, stomach, pancreas and liver.Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told reporters that the latest data show how tobacco use remains "a persistent and preventable health threat" — despite smoking rates being at all-time lows.
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Vasectomies not linked to higher prostate cancer risk
Vasectomies not linked to higher prostate cancer risk
(Reuters Health) - Having a vasectomy doesn't increase a man's risk of developing prostate cancer or dying from it, a Canadian study suggests.Previous research has been mixed about the risk of prostate cancer associated with vasectomy, a common form of long-term birth control that involves snipping or blocking tubes that transport sperm out of the testicles."Our study involving a large number of individuals followed for many years found no increased prostate cancer risk," said lead study author Madhur Nayan, a researcher at the University of Toronto."We were able to control for some of the differences between men undergoing vasectomy and those not (e.g.
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