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What is UV sun exposure and how do I protect myself from it?
Often when we read or hear about skin cancer and sun exposure the term UV will be used. UV is short for ultraviolet radiation and it is given off by the sun, as well as tanning beds. The UV rays have three different wavelengths called UVA, UVB and UVC.

Colonoscopies are life savers
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. In 2015, there were an estimated 132,000 new cases of colon cancer and almost 50,000 people died from colon cancer in the United States.

How does family history translate against gender?
Medical History
When a healthcare provider looks at a family's medical history to determine whether the cancer in a family is hereditary, he or she starts by asking the following questions:

If your estrogen level goes down after menopause why do some doctors prescribe estrogen which you are saying higher levels of estrogen causes cancer?
Doctor with female patient

Does environment cause cancer in different regions in the U.S.?
Female runner runs along Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois
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