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World Service,12 Oct 1994,13 mins

Getting Medical Help To The Needy

Health Matters

Available for over a year

Cancer screening; help in disaster zones; the link between cancer and nutrition. How being vegetarian could cut the risk of getting certain cancers while taking vitamin supplements and easing stress levels may also help. Also, how breast cancer screening in some Asian nations could help reduce deaths and the challenges in getting help to war zones and areas hit by natural disasters

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