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POPSApproaching Epidemic: Brain Damage from Mobile Phone Radiation Lloyd Morgan, lead author and member of the Bioelectromagnetics Society says, “Exposure to cell phone radiation is the largest human health experiment ever undertaken, without informed consent, and has some 4 billion participants enrolled. Science has shown increased risk of brain tumors from use of cell phones, as well as increased risk of eye cancer, salivary gland tumors, testicular cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and leukemia. The public must be informed.”
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POPSA Son In Remission "Through it all, Jake maintained an optimistic determination. “Life’s tough,” he would say. “Sometimes you have to get a helmet and run with it." During Jake’s chemotherapy, his buddies in Future Farmers of America shaved their heads in solidarity."
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POPSCanadian Campus Declares Cystic Fibrosis Racist Stay tuned for their declaration that testicular cancer is sexist. CF is diagnosed just as often among girls as boys, although the health of girls deteriorates more rapidly, she said. It is commonly considered an illness that affects Caucasians, but that includes people from the Middle East, South America, North Africa and the Indian subcontinent. " 'Caucasian' as we understand it isn't just white people," said Morrison. "It includes people with a whole rainbow of skins."
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POPSMens health and fitness For those men interested in locating information pertaining to their health and fitness, the Internet features an ample supply of pertinent resources. At these sites, male computer users will come across resources covering a wide variety of topics on men's physical and mental well-being.
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POPSTesticular Cancer Only 15 years ago, a diagnosis of testicular cancer was grim news, ten times as many patients died then as now. Dramatic advances in therapeutic drugs in the last two decades, along with improved diagnostics and better tests to gauge the extent of the disease, have boosted survival rates remarkably. Now, testicular cancer often is completely curable, especially if found and treated early.
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POPSPenile/Dick Cancer: Up for Inspection? Three months on, relentless chemotherapy and doses of interferon had turned Edwards, whose frame reaches well over six foot, into a grey-haired shadow. But worse was to come. "One day there was an explosion in my groin," he recalls. "This horrible Vesuvius -- like a giant boil." Edwards was whisked straight to A&E. The eruption turned out to be cancerous and marked a potentially terminal decline in Edward's health. It was then that doctors confronted him with the worst decision a man could face. "They asked for permission to amputate my penis," Edwards says. Demoralised, exhausted and full of drugs, Edwards gave his answer. "No, I told them. I just could not face another operation." Edwards started arguing with the consultant, whom he later nicknamed Slasher. "I told him unless you can say for certain this will save me, I'd rather die with my penis on, thank you very much." ...Alternet
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POPSSome cancers spur divorce risk: study The cervical cancer finding makes some sense, because it's primarily caused by an STI. Dealing with cancer is definitely an emotional and physical struggle. No wonder marriages crumble.
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POPSNotice Your Nuts Possibly "Not Safe For Work" but I don't believe it warrants the "M" flag. Please let me know if you feel differently.