In the News: Cancer Rates and Education and Obesity and Diabetes
July 8, 2008
Two new studies of interest out today. The first links cancer rates and socioeconomic status, particularly education. Researchers associate the drop in cancer rates among well educated (people with at least 16 years of education) to better prevention/screening and declines in smoking. You can read a Reuters story on the study here.
The childhood obestiy epidemic could have a lasting legacy of a growing number of adults with diabetes. You can read a HealthDay story on the Michigan study here.
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