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Research: Prostate Cancer May Be Overtreated

Aug. 31, 2009
The value of prostate cancer screening is once again in question. Researchers have analyzed the number of diagnoses made, and the number of lives saved. Their conclusion: For every life saved because of prostate cancer screening, 20 to 50 men undergo treatment that often results in incontinence...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler