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An influential doctors group is backing off its call for annual tests after age 50 to screen for prostate cancer.
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Doctors screening women for ovarian cancer were able to pick up the disease about two years earlier than normal, according to a British study published Wednesday.
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The Versatile dentist from Delhi Dr. Ramesh Mathur sent the following email.
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