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Radon, water, air, and the everyday exposures worth knowing about: practical, not paranoid.

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Risk-reduction guides

Air filters — HEPA, VOCs, and wildfire smoke
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Air filters — HEPA, VOCs, and wildfire smoke

Indoor air can be more polluted than outdoor air. A good HEPA purifier won't fix everything, but it can meaningfully reduce fine particles, smoke, and some VOC exposure.

Alcohol and cancer risk: what the evidence actually says
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Alcohol and cancer risk: what the evidence actually says

Alcohol is a Group 1 carcinogen, the same category as tobacco, and most people have never heard that stated plainly.

Endometrial cancer risk factors most people have never heard of
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Endometrial cancer risk factors most people have never heard of

Endometrial cancer risk is shaped by a specific, learnable set of factors, several of which almost nobody connects to it.

Everyday carcinogens you can actually avoid
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Everyday carcinogens you can actually avoid

You can’t bubble-wrap yourself against every risk, and you shouldn’t try. That way lies anxiety, not health. But a handful of common exposures carry enough evidence and are easy enough to reduce that they’re worth knowing. This is the short, non-paranoid list.

Family history and genetic risk — mapping your inheritance
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Family history and genetic risk — mapping your inheritance

Your family history is one of the most powerful prevention tools you have, and most people have never mapped it. Doing so can change when and how you screen.

Radiation exposure and thyroid risk: what actually matters
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Radiation exposure and thyroid risk: what actually matters

Most thyroid cancer risk has nothing to do with radiation at all, but for a specific group of people, exposure history genuinely changes the picture.

Radon. The #2 cause of lung cancer you’ve never tested for
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Radon. The #2 cause of lung cancer you’ve never tested for

Radon is an odorless radioactive gas and the leading cause of lung cancer in never-smokers. Testing costs about $15, and fixing a high level is far cheaper than you'd think.

Sun protection that actually works. The five-minute version
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Sun protection that actually works. The five-minute version

Skin cancer is one of the most preventable cancers there is, and most of the protection that matters takes about five minutes a day.

The HPV vaccine: one shot that prevents six cancers
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The HPV vaccine: one shot that prevents six cancers

Most people think of the HPV vaccine as a "girls’ shot for cervical cancer." It’s far more than that: it prevents six different cancers in everyone, and for five of them, the vaccine is your main line of defense because there’s no screening test.

Water filters: what actually removes carcinogens
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Water filters: what actually removes carcinogens

Most popular water filters improve taste, not safety. If you're filtering to reduce carcinogens like arsenic or PFAS, the technology matters — here's what actually works.

Why Colon Cancer Is Rising in People Under 50
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Why Colon Cancer Is Rising in People Under 50

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in adults under 50 — and most people diagnosed this young have no family history and none of the classic risk factors.