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  2. Body surface area - Wikipedia

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    There was an average BSA of 1.73 m 2 for 3,000 cancer patients from 1990 to 1998 in a European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) database. [ 19 ] During 2005 there was an average BSA of 1.79 m 2 for 3,613 adult cancer patients in the UK.

  3. Diet and cancer - Wikipedia

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    It has been reported that 3.6% of all cancer cases and 3.5% of cancer deaths worldwide are attributable to drinking of alcohol. [31] Breast cancer in women is linked with alcohol intake. [ 1 ] [ 32 ] Alcohol also increases the risk of cancers of the mouth, esophagus, pharynx and larynx, [ 33 ] colorectal cancer , [ 34 ] [ 35 ] liver cancer ...

  4. Cachexia - Wikipedia

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    Cachexia (/ k ə ˈ k ɛ k s i ə / [1]) is a syndrome that happens when people have certain illnesses, causing muscle loss that cannot be fully reversed with improved nutrition. [2] It is most common in diseases like cancer, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, and AIDS.

  5. TikTok user explains why fat-shaming and 'skinny ... - AOL

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    TikTok user explains why fat-shaming and 'skinny-shaming' are not the same. TikTok user @umbersaiyan addressed a common dispute on the platform — why "skinny-shaming" is not the same as fat-shaming.

  6. Why is colon cancer on the rise in young adults?

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    Colon cancer could become the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. for people ages 20-49 by the year 2040, according to experts. (Yahoo News Photo Staff) (Yahoo News Photo Staff)

  7. Media depictions of body shape - Wikipedia

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    In 60% of videos, a character's love for another depends on physical appearance and attractiveness. Examples include Cinderella, where the prince invites maidens to the ball to select a bride and Beauty and the Beast, where the Beast falls in love with Belle purely based upon her physical appearance. In 72% of videos and 10% of books characters ...

  8. CNN reporter is trying to help families facing childhood cancer

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    Andrew Kaczynski is on a mission to raise funds to help fight rare pediatric brain tumors like the one that took his infant daughter's life. CNN reporter is trying to help families facing ...

  9. Adaptive design (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    For its predecessor I-SPY 1, 10 cancer centers and the National Cancer Institute (NCI SPORE program and the NCI Cooperative groups) collaborated to identify response indicators that would best predict survival for women with high-risk breast cancer. During 2002–2006, the study monitored 237 patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy before surgery.