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I have been taking HRT (Prempro) for 13 years and am concerned about breast cancer. I have no family history, but have recently had a small cyst in my left

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How do you differentiate between Hodgkin's disease and lymphoma (i.e. how will the doctor determine whether a person has one or the other)? How do symptoms

I am 32 and have a family history of colon cancer, with a grandfather and two cousins dying of the illness (one at about 45 years old). Should I get a flexible

I have chronic hepatitis C. I am curious about the different types of liver cancer and how they are linked to hepatitis. Only one cancer that originates in the

My question has to do with the subject of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) vs. natural products. I am 42 years old and have undergone a total hysterectomy with

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I am a 28-year-old male. I have two paternal grandparents who died of cancer ( one, with colon cancer). My father, his brother and my older brother have all had

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My daughter has been told that one of the ingredients in deodorant causes breast cancer. Is this true? If so, is there a deodorant that does not contain this

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