Melissa in the Morning: Female Cancer Rates

The female doctor was encouraging and inquiring about the symptoms of the elderly patient with a smiling and friendly expression.

Melissa in the Morning: Female Cancer Rates

The American Cancer Society released a new report this week showing younger women are nearly twice as likely to have cancer than men. It also showed middle-aged women are at a higher risk for cancer too. Medical oncologist and the director of the early onset cancer program at Yale Cancer Center, Dr. Veda Giri, shared what could be leading to these new trends and what women should be doing to prevent a cancer diagnosis.

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