12 Jul, 2025
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This Popular Supplement Can Help You Sleep, But Does It Raise Your Risk Of Breast Cancer? Here’s What We Know – Health Digest

Momo Productions/Getty Images An estimated 2% to 15% of Americans experience hypomagnesemia, a condition brought about by a deficiency in magnesium (via StatPearls). Thus, it’s not surprising that many turn to magnesium-based supplements to meet their recommended daily intake. Magnesium is a crucial nutrient that plays a role […]

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Drinking Cranberry Juice Every Day Has An Unexpected Effect On Your Risk Of Breast Cancer – Health Digest

Ems-forster-productions/Getty Images Breast cancer remains one of the top two cancers affecting women. According to the American Cancer Society, each year, over 300,000 women in the United States find out they have breast cancer, and more than 42,000 with breast cancer die. Though there’s no way to completely eliminate […]

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Why Men Over 50 Should Be Concerned About Breast Cancer – Health Digest

Momo Productions/Getty Images Breast cancer is typically associated with women, but Yale Medicine says 1% of breast cancer diagnoses are men. Men have breast tissue as well, so tumors can develop within these glandular, connective, and fatty tissues. Men might not notice changes in their breast tissue, especially […]

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New Study Shows A Common Medication Could Reduce Breast Cancer Mortality Rates – Health Digest

A 2023 study in JAMA Network Open followed more than 13,000 women with invasive breast cancer. Women who started taking prescription statins to lower cholesterol after their initial breast cancer diagnosis had a lower likelihood of dying from their cancer. The reduction in risk was more notable when their cholesterol levels also went down, and […]