Lancet
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In interview data from the U. S. A.'s Third National Cancer Survey, alcohol ingestion was associated with a higher occurrence of cancers of the breast, thyroid, and amlignant melanoma. ⋯ Over 20000 (25%) ofall new breast-cancer cases each year in the U. S. A. could be preventable if this hypothesis is correct.
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Comparative Study
Childhood seizures: a 25-year follow up. Social and medical prognosis.
Over 200 children from a group of 628 were followed up after 25 years. The children were identified as having had at least one seizure. Particular attention was given to the long-term prognosis in relation to medical, social, and educational problems. ⋯ Continuing epilepsy was associated with greatly reduced educational and occupational achievement compared with the group in remission. The study reveals the considerable cost of epilepsy to the community in both human and material terms. It also reveals why epilepsy is regarded as a frightening illness.