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Today's Globe: vitamin D and breast cancer, cancer survivors' heart risk, health plan results, generic drug prices
Breast cancer patients with lower levels of vitamin D were far more likely to die and far more likely to have their cancer spread than women with normal levels, Canadian researchers reported yesterday.
Children who survive cancer face a much greater risk of heart problems later in life than their brothers and sisters who did not have cancer, new research shows.
The state's major health insurers yesterday reported lackluster results for the first quarter that ended March 30.
Older Americans paid an average 9.6 percent less in 2007 for generic drugs, the biggest drop since at least 2003, said retiree lobbyist group AARP.
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