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Attention, chocolate lovers: You may not be able to help yourselves. Swiss and British scientists have linked the widespread love of chocolate to a chemical "signature" that may be programmed into our metabolic systems.
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Leukemia
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Symptoms & Signs
What are the signs and symptoms of the disease?
As the cancer grows, the bone marrow will become less able to make blood components. Symptoms may develop as the bone marrow fails to make these components. The symptoms will develop more quickly in a person with acute leukemia. Symptoms of chronic leukemia may develop more slowly. Some common symptoms include: