CLIENT-RELATED NEWS Cancer Prop. 29 funds research for cancer, but it’s still a tax hike The American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and American Lung Association wrote Proposition 29, the measure on the June 5 ballot to increase California’s cigarette tax by $1 to $1.87 per pack. Lung Association President Jane Warner likes to emphasize the demarcation at play: She’s with the good
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CLIENT-RELATED NEWS Cancer Dental X-rays linked to tumors Elizabeth Claus, a professor at Yale School of Public Healthand a neurosurgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, said the study she led found people receiving bitewing exams — X-ray film held in place by a tab between the teeth — on a yearly basis were approximately 50 percent more likely
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CLIENT-RELATED NEWS Cancer Diesel exhaust raises risk of dying from lung cancer, study says Diesel engine exhaust has long been officially classified as a probable carcinogen. A new study, however, provides evidence that long-term exposure to even low levels of diesel exhaust raises the risk of dying from lung cancer. What you need to know about colorectal cancer March is
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HEALTH NEWS Cancer New colorectal cancer drug shows promise in study FDA approval will be sought this year for regorafenib, a medication that apparently slows tumor growth and extends life in advanced cases after other treatments fail. Roche melanoma pill spurs growth of less harmful cancers A new study helps explain whyå up to a third of advanced melanoma
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HEALTH NEWS Lupus Vitamin D Shows Early Promise Against Lupus High Doses of vitamin D were safe and appeared to temper some of the destructive immune system responses believed to cause lupus. Lupus Foundation of America Funded Studies Focused on Advancing Research Data from several studies founded by the LFA national research program were on prominent display
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