Taller women may be at a slightly higher risk of ovarian cancer, according to a report published in the British Medical Journal this month.
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Taller women risk ovarian cancer
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Even low to moderate alcohol consumption increases risk for cancer
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Pre-cancerous lesions cause unnecessary concern for women
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Statins at time of surgery may improve survival in ovarian cancer
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Obese white women more likely to avoid colon cancer screening;
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Obesity rate rises faster for Australian women
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Female smokers 'more likely to develop heart disease than men'
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Parkinson disease may share common pathogenic mechanisms with some cancers
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Cholesterol levels vary throughout the menstrual cycle
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Women more likely to die after heart attack
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Sunbeds pose similar cancer risk as cigarettes
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British women more likely to die in childbirth than those in former communist states
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Women with low bone density more likely to benefit from bisphosphonate drug
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Diabetes sufferers and obese have worse colon cancer prognosis
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Lack of sleep increases risk of cancer:
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Overweight and obese women more likely to have large babies
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Women take almost 50% more short term sick leave than men