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Grandmothers Reduce Incidence of Breast Cancer?
May 9, 2012 A grandmother in Ethiopia carries her grandchild. Image courtesy of Wikicommons As Mother’s Day approaches, let’s take a moment to celebrate grandmothers. Grandmothers have traditionally been important members of the family who help their daughters raise children. Some anthropologists have suggested that the evolutionary benefits of grandmothering may explain why women have […]
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Gender issues - Human rights 
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