"Dexter" star battling cancer
January 14, 2010 — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Michael C. Hall, who plays a serial killer in the TV series "Dexter," said on Wednesday that he has been battling cancer but the treatment is almost finished and the disease is in remission.
Child cancer survivors have higher heart risk
December 9, 2009 — LONDON (Reuters) - Children and young people who survive cancer have a significantly higher risk of developing heart disease as young adults because of the cancer treatment they received, researchers said Wednesday.
Bowel disease drugs increase cancer risk: study
October 19, 2009 — LONDON (Reuters) - Some treatments for inflammatory bowel disease increase the risk of infection-related cancers, French scientists said on Monday, but the benefits of the drugs still outweigh the risks.
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