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The Spiritual Symbolism of Cardinals: Many believe that the bright red birds indicate the death of a loved one -
Meaning-Focused Grief Therapy: Imaginal Dialogues with the Deceased: Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD, explains this process in a Q&A ahead of a workshop he will co-present in April -
Flawed Kidney Function Test Discriminated Against Black Patients: Race-based criteria has been removed from kidney functioning tests
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Tag Archives: Cancer deaths
Cancer Rates Today and Predictions For The Future
Research shows cancer could replace heart disease as the leading cause of death in the United States by 2020
Cancer is replacing heart disease as the leading cause of death in the United States. This fact may sound alarming — but what does it really mean? Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine looked at millions of American … Continue reading
Low-Dose Aspirin Lowers Cancer Mortality
A new study shows the pain reliever may decrease cancer deaths by up to 31 percent
A new study shows that taking low-dose aspirin regularly may reduce the risk of dying from colorectal cancer by up to 31 percent. The study also found that people who took aspirin on a regular basis had a significantly lower … Continue reading
One in Four Cancer Deaths Are Linked to Smoking
American Cancer Society links smoking to over 165,000 deaths in 2014
A new study from the American Cancer Society has confirmed what public health officials have known for a long time — smoking kills. Published in the Oct. 23, 2016 issue of JAMA, the study found that 29 percent of U.S. … Continue reading
The Confusing Truth About Increasing Cancer Rates
The increased incidence of cancer is not as startling as it seems
There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that the incidence of cancer is increasing worldwide. According to recent statistics from the National Cancer Institute, men and women in the United States have a lifetime risk of developing some form of cancer … Continue reading
