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Lung scan bone density may predict spine fractures in heavy smokers
Researchers checked bone density from lung scans against later spine fractures and deaths. Higher risk showed up for people with low bone density, but this is one older study.
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Hormone therapy and menopause timing linked to breast cancer outcomes
Women who used hormone therapy had more breast cancer cases but fewer deaths from it. This study watched people over time, so it can show links but not prove cause.
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Mailed stool test kits did not clearly raise colon cancer screening after 3 years
Mailing stool test kits to patients at community clinics raised screening at 2 years, but not at 3 years. The difference at 3 years was not statistically significant, so the effect over time is unclear.