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Cancer treatment and 'time toxicity'; youth mental health and smoking; a paradox for cholesterol levels

Author
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Published
Mon 06 Jun 2022
Episode Link
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/healthreport/cancer-treatment-youth-mental-health-and-smoking-cholesterol-/13916418

The term 'time toxicity' expresses the idea that if treatment to extend a patient's life means lengthy periods in medical facilities, it may be time wasted; In Australia smoking has decreased generally, but tobacco use is higher than average in young people with mental health issues; The bad form of cholesterol is LDL — low-density lipoprotein, and high-density lipoprotein is the good form. An new study suggests there's a limit on how high HDL should be.

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