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Compared to cancer patients who were never married, divorced, widowed, or separated, married patients are significantly more likely to present at an earlier stage, undergo therapy with definitive or curative intent, and live longer among each of the 10 most common cancers killers in the United States.
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Medications for Risk Reduction of Breast Cancer in Women
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Evidence-based updates in primary care medicine By Louis Kuritzky, MD
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In this randomized, controlled trial, three low doses of fluoride demonstrated no significant positive effect on bone mineral density or markers of bone turnover over placebo.
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In a recent case-control study involving more than 1000 patients whose fetus's had neural tube defects, analysis of their dietary intake showed a protective effect of folic acid in diabetics and in the overall population, but not in obese patients.
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A recent review of the literature evaluating methods to decrease preterm birth in twins has shown little or no benefit of bed rest, cerclage, or 17 alpha-hydroxy progesterone.
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In this retrospective, cohort study, a see-and-treat protocol resulted in only a 4.5% overtreatment rate.
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Infants of women initiating either a combined oral contraceptive, the levonorgestrel IUS, the etonogestrel implant, or a copper IUD at 42 days postpartum ingested similar volumes of breast milk and displayed similar growth.
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An 11-year prospective screening trial in 4051 menopausal women (age 50-74).