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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
Posted on January 25, 2019 by Colleen Ferguson (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

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 →

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One in Four Cancer Deaths Are Linked to Smoking

American Cancer Society links smoking to over 165,000 deaths in 2014
Posted on October 28, 2016 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

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 →

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