Cancerwise

If you’re interested in staying safe in the sun, you’ll hear a lot about ultraviolet radiation. That’s because UV rays are the part of sunlight that causes skin cancer and skin aging.

Tanning beds also emit UV radiation. Tanning beds cause the same skin damage as the sun.

It’s helpful to know how these rays work, so you know how to protect yourself. Know your enemy, right?

To learn more, we spoke to Saira George...

Beating a nicotine addiction is one of the toughest things a person can do, but it can be one of the best things for your health. Nicotine is usually consumed through smoking, snorting or chewing leaves from the tobacco plant, which all cause cancer and other health problems. But now companies offer synthetic nicotine – a human-made nicotine that offers a nicotine hit without the tobacco.

We talked to Jennifer Cofer, director of...