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Report: 40 percent of cancers are preventable
LONDON - About 40 percent of cancers could be prevented if people stopped smoking and overeating, limited their alcohol, exercised regularly and got vaccines targeting cancer-causing infections, experts say.
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HELPFUL WEBSITES: http://www.lombardi.georgetown.edu http://www.tigerlilyfoundation.org http://www.networkofstrength.org http://www.menagainstbreastcancer.org http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org
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