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Healthy lifestyle associated with reduced mortality risk in childhood cancer survivors

Excess mortality and causes of death in survivors

In addition to the importance of potentially modifiable risk factors, this report is the first to detail that the specific primary causes of death in long-term survivors are similar to the leading causes of death in the US population, occurring earlier in survivors.

“We identified that long-term survivors of childhood cancer are experiencing a large number of deaths in excess of what would be expected for the general, aging population,” said the first and corresponding author Stephanie Dixon, MD, MPH, St. Jude Department of Oncology. “We were the first to find that

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by Alisha Putri•
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A healthy lifestyle may help former smokers lower their risk of death from all causes

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Former smokers who stick to a healthy lifestyle have a lower risk of dying from all causes than those who don’t engage in healthy habits, according to a new study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. The reduced risk of dying was observed for specific causes, including cancer and heart and lung diseases. Lifestyle interventions have not been robustly studied in former smokers, and these new findings could have important implications for the 52 million former smokers in the United States.

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle—defined

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Where do New York, New Jersey rank?

Where does your state rank?

A new study found Hawaii was the best state to live in for a long and healthy life. Here’s where the other states rank on the list.

NEW YORK – A new study by Life Extension ranked New York 18th and New Jersey 16th on a list of the best and worst states to live in for a long and healthy life.

According to the website, the best states tend to have scenic outdoor areas and active populations, like Hawaii.

Seven of the 10 states with the longest life expectancies also rank in the top

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by Alisha Putri•