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The JAMA REPORT - COMBINATION OF MAMMOGRAPHY AND ULTRASOUND INCREASES DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER IN HIGH RISK PATIENTS
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The JAMA REPORT - TEENAGERS WHO DONATE BLOOD MAY EXPERIENCE AN ADVERSE REACTION
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WOMEN WHO QUIT SMOKING CAN DECREASE THEIR RISK OF CERTAIN FATAL DISEASES WITHIN JUST FIVE YEARS

A recent study analyzes just how quickly women can decrease their risk of serious health problems by deciding to stop smoking. The study reveals that some women, even those who have smoked for decades, can significantly decrease their risk of certain fatal diseases within just five years after quitting smoking. Researchers say the harms of smoking are reversible.

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