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(DECEMBER 9, 2016) A new study from Denmark found that cardiorespiratory fitness levels might help determine the likelihood of cancer deaths in men. Kim Dittus, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine at the Larner College of Medicine, comments on the study’s results, saying that higher estrogen levels and influences on insulin—a result of excess weight gain—are tied to an increased risk of different types of cancer. Read more in Fox News, Reuters