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Smoking Boosts Cancer Mortality Rate: American Cancer Society Study
A report by the American Cancer Society, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, finds smoking significantly increases the risk of cancer-related death.
lysis by researchers at the American Cancer Society found that half of cancer-related deaths in individuals >35 years of age were linked to smoking. The study evaluated 12 cancers and found t
A retrospective anahat in 2011, 346,000 individuals died from these cancers. Further, 168,000 of these deaths were associated with smoking, and nearly 80% were due to cancers of the lungs, trachea, or bronchus. Other cancers that saw a rise in smoking-related deaths included those of the oral cavity, esophagus, uriniary bladder, colon, kidney, liver, pancreas, stomach, and cervix.
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EMBARK Data Show Continued Improvements With DMD Gene Therapy
March 19th 2025Data from the EMBARK trial of delandistrogene moxeparvovec in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) show that benefits in functional outcomes, gene expression, and muscle imaging persist 2 years after receiving the gene therapy.
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