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Age is one of the risk factors for this disease.
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Unsurprisingly, stress has negative impacts on heart function and is a risk factor for heart disease.
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Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025
About 70 percent of the women in the study have undetected sleep apnea, a significant discovery since untreated sleep apnea is a risk factor for cognitive decline.
—Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Obesity is another important colon cancer risk factor.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Dense breast tissue, which is a risk factor for developing cancer, makes mammograms harder to interpret.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2025
About 70 percent of the women in the study have undetected sleep apnea, a significant discovery since untreated sleep apnea is a risk factor for cognitive decline.
—Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Obesity is another important colon cancer risk factor.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Dense breast tissue, which is a risk factor for developing cancer, makes mammograms harder to interpret.
—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Risk factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk%20factor. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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