Filled with carcinogenic chemicals like formaldehyde, chemical hair straighteners can more than double your risk of some cancers. Even if you avoid the products, you may want to take further precautions.
HPV infection is far and away the leading cause of cervical cancer, and can cause several other cancers. Vaccination can virtually eliminate this risk.
Eating processed meats like sausage, bacon, hot dogs, and deli meats raise your cancer risk, and the more you eat, the higher that risk goes. These tips can help you cut back or eliminate this health danger from your diet.
Studies linking red meat consumption to various health issues may be individually imperfect, but the preponderance of evidence suggests red meat consumption comes with some health risks.
Excessive exposure to the UV rays in sunlight is a known melanoma risk, but that risk increases significantly inside a tanning bed.
Beta carotene is a precursor to Vitamin A found in many fruits and vegetables.
The health impacts of smoking are widespread and significant, but many of the most dangerous consequences begin to reverse themselves almost from the moment you quit.
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