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Skin Cancer Risk and HIV/AIDS
HIV disease is linked with 50% higher risk for melanoma, a type of skin cancer, according to new research. What can you do to help prevent skin cancer?
How Walking May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Physical activity, even including walking, can substantially reduce a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, encouraging new science shows, in part, it seems, by changing how her body deals with estrogen.
How Family History relates to Breast Cancer Risk
Learn how a family history of breast, ovarian or prostate cancer may increase your risk of breast cancer.
6 Breast Cancer Risk Factors You CAN Control
Overweight and obese women -- defined as having a BMI (body mass index) over 25 -- have a higher risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer compared to women who maintain a healthy weight, especially after menopause. Being overweight also can increase the risk of the breast cancer coming back (recurrence) in women who have had the disease. This higher risk is because fat cells make…
What 11 moles may say about your skin cancer risk
Could the number of moles on this body part tell you more about your future health?
9 Questions You Need To Ask Your Doctor About Your Cancer Risk
There's little advice as infuriating as "talk to your doctor." Last time you saw her, your doctor probably had 15 minutes (or less) for your entire appointment. She likely had one foot out the door while still in the middle of answering your last question (so much for the 4 others you wanted to bring up!). Plain and simple, "talking to your doctor" is not easy. And conversations about cancer risk are easily some of the most daunting and difficult to accomplish. But…
Skin cancer: how effective are smartphone apps for early detection?
For skin cancer, early detection is key in beating the disease. Skin cancer apps for smartphones claim to aid early cancer diagnosis. But how effective are they? We investigate.
Study finds sitting for too long can increase cancer risk — find out why
A new study reveals that women who sit too much during their leisure time have an increased risk of cancer.
Learn your risks for skin cancer at BRG’s free skin screening
Baton Rouge General is offering a free skin cancer screening where you will have the opportunity to have suspicious spots on your skin checked by a physician.
Surviving the sun: What you need to know about skin cancer
Skin cancer is the deadliest but also one of the most preventable and treatable cancers if caught early. But what you don’t know could kill you!
