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May 2, 2024

Can Your Weight Affect Your Risk of Getting Cancer?

If you’re carrying excess weight, those extra pounds can affect many areas of your health, including your risk for cancer. In fact, being overweight or having obesity may raise the risk of more than a dozen types of cancer, including cancers of the:&nb...

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February 19, 2024

Alcohol and Cancer: Know the Risks

Having a drink to unwind and socialize with friends can be fun and relaxing. But drinking—even in moderation—isn’t completely without health risks, including when it comes to the risk of cancer.  Drinking any type of alcohol—including wine, beer, an...

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Testicular Cancer In Young Men Blog
December 5, 2023

Testicular Cancer: Answers to Common Questions

Testicular cancer is often a younger man’s disease. While it can occur at any age, it most often affects men in their 20s and 30s. Coping with cancer is tough at any age. But young men with testicular cancer may worry not just about their prognosis but a...

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Pancreatic Cancer Blog Risk Factors
November 29, 2023

What To Know About Pancreatic Cancer Risk Factors

About 1 in 64. That’s how many people will get pancreatic cancer during their lifetime. No one knows exactly why some people develop this cancer—or how to avoid it. At Fox Chase Cancer Center, a research team led by surgical oncologist Sanjay S. Reddy, M...

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Breast Cancer in Young Women, Under 40, Blog
October 18, 2023

Facing Breast Cancer Under 40

Breast cancer is most common in older women. But it's also one of the most common cancers in women under 40. And younger women with breast cancer face unique challenges. Younger adults with cancer often feel like their life plan is being irrevocably alte...

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June 14, 2017

An Intimate Look at Sex After Cancer

Originally published in Forward, Spring/Summer 2017   By Paige Allen Cancer can take people through a series of waiting rooms, infusion rooms, operating rooms, and hospital rooms. When it’s over, another problem can be lurking in a different room: t...

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