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High doses of folic acid don't raise cancer risk: study reuters_news_xe Sun, 27 Jan, 2013 05:51 PM PST Jan 28 (Reuters) - People taking high doses of the B vitaminfolic acid are not at an increased risk of cancer, according toan international analysis - easing some concern about thepossible side effects of national programs aimed to raise intakeof the vitamin. The United States and Canada have required flour to befortified with folic acid since 1998, after deficiencies of itin pregnant women were ... GREEN FOR JEAN: Blossoming campaign is turning Bristol Borough green in support of 20-year-old cancer patient Sun, 27 Jan, 2013 05:50 PM PST BRISTOL BOROUGH - A sea of green and the roar of the crowd greeted Jean Shapcott as she entered the gym of Snyder-Girotti Elementary School Friday morning. Pint-size kids and their teachers erupted in applause for the 20-year-old cancer patient. Gymnastics team advocates breast cancer awareness Sun, 27 Jan, 2013 05:26 PM PST This meet meant more to the Gym Devils than the average meet. It was a chance to do something important. see more Venezuela congress chief to visit Chavez in Cuba - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sports Sun, 27 Jan, 2013 05:26 PM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The president of Venezuela's congress said he hopes to return to Cuba this week to see President Hugo Chavez, who is receiving additional treatment nearly seven weeks after undergoing cancer surgery. Venezuela congress chief to visit Chavez in Cuba Sun, 27 Jan, 2013 05:23 PM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) â€" The president of Venezuela's congress said he hopes to return to Cuba this week to see President Hugo Chavez, who is receiving additional treatment nearly seven weeks after undergoing cancer surgery. Island fund-raiser the top event Save Sun, 27 Jan, 2013 05:19 PM PST A KING Island community event that raised $28,000 in one night for two young islanders with cancer was named event of the year at the Australia Day celebrations in Currie on Saturday. Child Cancer Patients to Benefit from SWUG Picture Auction Sun, 27 Jan, 2013 05:13 PM PST Children suffering from cancer in earthquake-ravaged Christchurch will be closer to getting a family home built as a result of the generosity of printers and former All Black captain Todd Blackadder. Heavy Rain Composer Passes Away Sun, 27 Jan, 2013 05:04 PM PST Normand Corbeil, best known in the world of video games for his work with Quantic Dream composing the music for Heavy Rain, has passed away at 56. The sad news comes from 8bitfix.com . Corbeil was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August of 2012, and he passed away on Friday January 25. Corbeil did music composition work for many films, and won many awards for his work, including BAFTA and ... Pay Attention! Women Smokers may die early Sun, 27 Jan, 2013 05:01 PM PST London : Women who smoke are far more likely to be killed by their habit today than in the 1960s when it raised a woman's fatality from lung cancer 2.7 times, says a study. Researchers say the period 2000 to 2010 saw women at a 25-fold higher level of risk than in the 1960s. The increased risk offsets advances in medicine that have cut death rates among the majority of the people over the last ... Prostate treatment affected by stress Sun, 27 Jan, 2013 04:57 PM PST PROSTATE cancer patients suffer more anxiety than patients with other forms of cancer â€" with high stress levels reducing the effectiveness of their treatment, according to a new study.

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