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According to a recent report by the World Health Organization, exposure to asbestos fibers at the workplace is one of the leading causes of occupational disease worldwide.

Freezing Out Cancer
Patients with esophageal cancer, one of the deadliest cancers in the United States, have a new option: cryospray ablation. A gastroenterologist places a flexible endoscope down the throat of a mildly sedated patient. Sprays of liquid nitrogen freeze and kill the abnormal tissue, which sloughs off. In about four weeks, healthy tissue grows in its place. The procedure causes little pain and may cure early cancer.

I have always advocated looking after myself and with all the knowledge on the subject today, there's no excuse not to. I'm not the only one that thinks either, you try finding a nutrition expert or medical doctor that doesn't agree. Cancer and heart disease are just two problems you can help to prevent by having a little knowledge about what is good for you. Researchers worldwide, study cases in an effort to eradicate these health problems so that a man with prostrate cancer may discover the best treatment is chemotherapy.

The holy grail of cancer detection is a simple blood test that would spot signals of cancer early enough to cure it. Now genetics researchers report a surprising discovery that could lead to such tests.

"Samantha Who?" star Christina Applegate, 36, is free of cancer after having both breasts removed to combat the disease, the actress told a U.S. television news show on Tuesday.Applegate, who revealed her diagnosis for breast cancer earlier this month, had the double mastectomy performed a month after her diagnosis, she said on ABC's "Good Morning America."