
Breast cancer survivors may have lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, study finds
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New study suggests breast cancer survivors may have an 8% lower risk of dementia, with radiation therapy showing the most reduction in Alzheimer's risk compared to non-cancer patients.
Melissa Rudy is senior health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
In the study, which was published in JAMA Network Open, data from more than 70,000 breast cancer survivors were compared to a cancer-free control group for an average of 7.3 years.
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