Taking care of your health means avoiding behaviours that could lead you to develop dangerous medical conditions such as cancer. Unfortunately, not all cancer-causing habits are obvious. Here are a few little things you’re doing that might actually be raising your cancer risk.
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Staying healthy is probably the main ingredient for a long and happy life, but, unfortunately, there is a lot of confusion when it comes to health and nutrition. People, even
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