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Friday, 10th September 2010

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Cancer

Bone drugs and cancer rates Using osteoporosis drugs for long periods may double the risk of oesophagus cancer, The Guardian reported.

Aspirin 'may cut' prostate risk Men may be running out to buy aspirin following a story in the Daily Mail reporting that "Aspirin 'cuts prostate cancer risk by 30%'". It claimed that scientists have found that a standard aspirin tablet taken daily has a powerful

Risk of pool water 'unclear' A study suggests that "swimming pools can give you cancer, because disinfectants in the water react with sunscreen, sweat, and skin to form a toxic cocktail of chemicals", said The Daily Telegraph.

Asthma cancer claims unfounded Asthma pumps "may increase the risk of prostate cancer", says the Daily Mail. The newspaper says that asthma sufferers who regularly use an inhaler to ease their symptoms could have a 40% higher risk of the cancer than men without asthma

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Brain cancer not linked to phones

Breast cancer: new genetic clues

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