A Modern Version of the Hippocratic Oath. I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant: I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.
Prostate cancer 'raises breast risk for daughters': Women's risk increases by 14% if their father or brother suffered the disease. Women whose father or brother has prostate cancer are more likely to develop breast cancer, research shows.
The rule of thumb is that if any first-degree relative was diagnosed with colon cancer or polyps, you should be screened 10 years before the youngest case in the immediate family. For example, if your mother was diagnosed at age 45 with colon cancer, you should have your first screening at age 35.