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Health news and notes Aspirin reduces preeclampsia risk A low-dose aspirin regimen reduces the risk for preeclampsia in pregnant women, leading the US Preventive Services Task Force in February to issue draft guidance recommending 81 mg of aspirin daily for women with certain conditions who are more than 12 weeks pregnant. Preeclampsia is a common cause of maternal death, and women with diabetes, chronic high blood pressure, kidney disease and autoimmune disease are among those at high risk.
Cancer has a longer life than you may think There is no stronger risk factor for cancer than age. At the time of diagnosis, the median age of patients across all cancers is 66. That moment, however, is the culmination of years of clandestine tumor growth, according to a report in Cell Stem Cell. Reconstructing the lineage history of cancer cells in two individuals with a rare blood cancer, the team calculated when the genetic mutation that gave rise to the disease first appeared. In a 63-year-old patient, it occurred at around age 19; in a 34-yearold patient, at around age 9. The findings add to a growing body of evidence that cancers slowly develop over long periods of time before manifesting as a distinct disease. The results also present insights that could inform new approaches for early detection, prevention or intervention.
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