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Law to Improve Breast Cancer Detection Signed

On July 23 2012, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed a piece of New York state legislation designed to help improve breast cancer detection and prevention by requiring mammography services to inform patients if dense breast tissue is found during an … Continue reading

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Treating Diabetes with Actos and Risk of Bladder Cancer

Being a diabetic is tough enough and monitoring your blood sugar just got tougher.  Users of the drug, Actos, who already have to confront its association with heart failure, now confront another concern:  bladder cancer.  And those patients who have … Continue reading

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Tylenol Use Linked to Blood Cancer

In a study published this week by the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers  linked acetaminophen to several forms of blood cancers.  Acetaminophen is the main ingredient in over-the-counter products like Tylenol and Excedrin, and it is also found in many … Continue reading

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