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Anchor lead: Do you need two different medicines if you have a stent placed in your heart? Elizabeth Tracey reports When stents are placed in the heart’s blood vessels, medicines called antiplatelet drugs are used to prevent blood clot formation. …
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Anchor lead: Stopping routine cancer screening is an option for some, Elizabeth Tracey reports Sometimes it is appropriate to stop routine cancer screening, since all screening tests are associated with harms as well as benefits. Nancy Schoenborn, a geriatrics expert …
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Anchor lead: When is it appropriate to stop routine cancer screening? Elizabeth Tracey reports Cancer screening may entail some risk, and for some people, it may be appropriate to discontinue the practice. According to the American Cancer Society, those with …
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Anchor lead: Are cigarettes more toxic for blacks than other ethnic groups? Elizabeth Tracey reports Smoking causes lung cancer, and it may be more dangerous for blacks than for whites, a recent study found. Otis Brawley, professor of oncology and …
