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Show Some risk factors for breast cancer reportedly mclude the drinking ofal- | cohol, a high-fat diet and obesity. Re| searchers are testing a diet low in an| imal fats as a possible preventive. Detection is difficult: “Of women whoget breast cancer,” Eyre says, “70% have| no known or identifiable risk factor.” | © Lung cancer. “In America,statistics | showthat smoking accounts for 90% | of lung cancer in men and 85% in | women,” Dr. Eyre says. The American Cancer Society pro- | jects that lung cancer will kill 94,000 | aladalgidt men and 59,000 women this year, and | it cites a terrifying mortality rate rise since 1960—up by 104% in men and 452% in women! And a jumpin lung cancer for the young is almostcertain: A newstudy by the University of Michigan showed a 2% rise in smoking among schoolchildren in the 8th, 10th and 12th grades. Diabetes. A nine-year study of 1441 diabetic patients showsthat those who succeeded in keeping their blood-sugar levels near normal had far fewer complications of eyes, nerves and kidneys than others. If you are a diabetic, you can reap the same benefits by reg- | ularly measuring your blood sugar,following your prescribed meal plan and | medicine you may only need to be)Cs)otshg That’s DAYPRO!)) exercising. Stomachulcers. In the last decade, several powerful compounds—including Tagamet, Pepcid, Axid and Zantac —have reduced stomach acid forulcer patients. Now, after 12 years of | study, researchers say a specific bacterium in the stomach causes peptic ulcers and maybe linked to cases of gastritis and gastric cancer. To kill it | and to preventreinfection, antibiotics | and bismuth are prescribed. Influenza. Flu is especially deadly for the elderly or those harboring a chronic disease. If you are 60 or old| er, ask your doctor if you should be vaccinated yearly against the flu. Influenza opens the door to pneumonia, which is even deadlier. Pneumonia. A one-time-only lifetrme pneumonia vaccine can halve your risk of this dangerous disease. It can protect against 23 types of pneumonia-causing bacteria. Although the vaccine has caused sensitivity to several of those bacteria for somepatients, | doctors recommend it for most indi- | viduals aged 60 and over. Think about it: If you would use the | medical knowledge available, you | could add years to your life ik Earl Ubell, PARADE’s Health Editor, | is an author who covers medical news | for WCBS-TVin NewYork City PARADE MAGAZINE MARCH 20, 1994 PAGE 15 As your doctor about DAYPRO‘6xaprozin ), an arthritis medicine from Searle. fe the escription 3 NO Cure for arthritis, your doctor can prescribe DAYPRO, which may pain and swelling only. DAYPROis not rec DAYPROshould not be used tec al nended f if medicines. DAYPRO can caus ntestinal bleeding. If you have any stomach had high blood pressure, heart, liver or kidney The most common side effects DAYPROis available by nant or nursing women spirin Of any otherarthritis e pro cluding stomach ulcers and | pr f you have ever 3, b tell your doctor associated with the use of DAYPRO can include abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, stomach upset, nausea, and skin rast Please see adjacent page for additional important information © 1994 SEARLE |