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Dear Dr. Roach: A friend told me that her husband, who is 80, is claiming that the French eat a lot of butter, cream, cheese, pastries and red meat, and have the lowest rate of heart disease in the world.

Dear Dr. Roach: My brother is 65 years old and was spitting up when eating. He went for an endoscopy yesterday and was diagnosed with Grade 3 esophagitis. He has been drinking five glasses of wine daily for years.

Dear Dr. Roach: What are the known causes of leukemia? B.B. 鈥淟eukemia鈥� comes from the Greek roots for 鈥渨hite blood鈥� because an excess of white blood cells can be seen even without a microscope in a test tube of spun whole blood.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have recently been diagnosed as having early stages of cataracts. Is there anything I can do to reverse the cataracts or reduce their progression? I am 67, don鈥檛 smoke, drink in moderation and have a glucose level under 100.

Dear Dr. Roach: In a recent column, you wrote: 鈥淭he acid reflux you have been treating might be something more concerning.鈥� What else could it be? C.P. The symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease vary widely.

Dear Dr. Roach: Three weeks ago, I had to have removal of fluid that had collected around my testicles. Nearly half a litre was removed. Five days later, fluid started to build up again, and now it has filled back up.

Dear Dr. Roach: My dentist saw a large mass on my jaw and sent me to an oral surgeon, who said the mass was too large. He sent me to a maxillo-facial surgeon, who did a scan and biopsy.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have heard that fish oil can clog the arteries and cause problems, but I鈥檝e also heard it鈥檚 good to take. I don鈥檛 know if it is good or bad. Can you help me out with this? G.G.

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband had a kidney stone, and the doctor used shock waves to clear it up. Now the doctor says he needs to聽take fresh lemon juice twice a day, all his life.

Dear Dr. Roach: Many years ago, while I was battling breast cancer, a scan showed spots of concern in my midthoracic area. On further testing, it was determined that I have sarcoidosis.