New Cancer Causes Reveal Tough Personal Choices
New reports link ordinary diet components to several common cancers and note estrogens may raise uterine cancer risk while workers exposed to vinyl chloride face higher liver cancer rates. Genetics, age, and exposure patterns modify risk, with environment seen as a key factor.
Three U S cancer Nobelists urge diet and smoking changes
Three American Nobel Prize in medicine laureates David Baltimore Howard Temin and Renato Dulbecco urged lifestyle changes to fight cancer saying most cancers arise from voluntary choices like diet and smoking They noted the strong link between smoking and lung cancer and called for action beyond research including reducing environmental risks and promoting prevention.
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Union leader urges tax paid health plan
Leonard Woodcock president of the United Auto Workers calls for a national health insurance program funded by a new payroll tax shared by employers and employees. He says a majority of Americans back the plan and that current administration policies are inadequate.
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