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Only one in 10 cancer deaths is caused by the primary tumor. The vast majority of cancer mortality is caused by cells breaking away from the main tumor and metastasizing to other parts of the body, such as the brain, bones, or liver.
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Your heart beats over 36 million times a year.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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Studies show that systolic blood pressure can be significantly lowered by taking statins. In fact, the higher the patient's baseline blood pressure, the greater the effect of statins on his or her blood pressure.
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More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.