Heart-smart diet may also guard against cancer
A good bet for cutting your cancer risk may be the lean, vegetable-rich menu known to help prevent heart disease and promote a healthy weight. The pill boosts risk of aggressive breast cancer Women who take birth-control pills for a year or more may face four times the average risk of developing an aggressive form of breast cancer. 
Improving prostate-cancer treatment
Individualized, more effective therapies for men with aggressive prostate cancer may arise from a new discovery. Clues for breast-cancer survival Two proteins in the blood may give doctors a better understanding of a woman's chances of long-term survival after her breast-cancer diagnosis. Why pancreatic-cancer drugs fail New research may explain why chemotherapy is often unsuccessful for patients with pancreatic cancer—and may help spark improved treatments. Cancer-causing virus may increase HIV risk Some men with human papillomavirus (HPV) appear to be more vulnerable to HIV infection. 
 Dynamic duo of flu When world leaders confront health challenges like the recent swine-flu pandemic, they seek advice from this world-renowned pair who use computers to simulate the path of infectious diseases. 
Expert on flu's spread says new strain here to stay
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