Medical Monday: Obesity and cancer
(WXOW) - Evidence continues to grow that obesity can cause cancer.
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Medical Monday: Preventing skin cancer
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) -- More than 5 million cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year. Health experts say it is America's most common cancer,
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Medical Monday: Changes to lung cancer screening recommendations
(WXOW) - Last week the U.S. Preventative Service Task Force expanded recommendations for lung cancer screenings. The changes double the number of people eligible for screening. The biggest change reduces the age of eligibility from 55 to 50. "We know in the five-year gap of age and a ten-year gap in smoking history, we know that we're going to capture another six million people who would be eligible for screening," said Dr. Kurt Oettel of Gundersen Health System. The other big change has to do with smokers and pack years. Health officials have dropped the number of 'pack years' from 30 yea...
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