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Jun 2022
28m 35s

Breast density and MRIs, diet and mental...

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There may be a link between what you eat and your mental health—also, avoiding overtreatment for breast cancer; predicting your risk of osteoarthritis; and whether mammogram results should inform women about breast density.  
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