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Military personnel have higher prostate, breast cancer rates

(Army Times) UPDATED 2009-07-23

Men and women in the military have double the rate of prostate cancer and higher rates of breast cancer than their non-military peers, a new study has found. The study looked at overall cancer rates between 1990 and 2004, and found that military personnel had lower risks of colorectal, lung, and cervical cancers. But women were found to have a higher rate of breast cancer, and men a double to triple rate of prostate cancer. Researchers say the higher rates of breast cancer and prostate cancer may be linked to exposure to industrial chemicals and depleted uranium. Read full story >

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