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Sheryl Crow Has Benign Brain Tumor

Singer says it's nothing to worry about

(Newser) - Celebs are often accused of holding back on the personal nitty gritty in interviews, but Sheryl Crow nonchalantly dropped this into conversation with a columnist when joking about forgetting her lyrics: "I worried about my memory so much that I went and got an MRI. And I found out...

Dental X-Rays Linked to Brain Tumor Risk

 Dental X-Rays Up 
 Brain Tumor Risk 
study says

Dental X-Rays Up Brain Tumor Risk

Study focused on 1960s, when more radiation used in X-rays than today

(Newser) - Dental X-rays have been linked to meningioma, the most common type of brain tumor, according to a new study by the American Cancer Society. The biggest correlation was found with bitewing X-rays, in which a patient bites on the film while an image is taken; according to the study, people...

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