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Cancer is no longer a disease that afeels distant. Almost every family today knows someone who has battled it, a parent, sibling, colleague or friend. The numbers behind that experience are becoming even more alarming.The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the world could see nearly 35 million new cancer cases every year by…

A proposed rule from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) would ease the standard for low-dose radiation exposure. The NRC argues the change will bring more clarity to the nuclear industry, but the health effects of this rule on the public are not so clear. And if the change takes effect, then people living near nuclear…