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Several actions have been taken to reduce tobacco use. Learn how you can help eliminate smoking as the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the world and save lives.

CDC - Stephen B. Thacker Library - Science Clips

Having a skin exam to screen for skin cancer has not been shown to decrease your chance of dying from skin cancer. Learn about this and other tests that have been studied to detect or screen for skin cancer in this expert reviewed summary.

Find out what dietary supplements for exercise and athletic performance are and what they do in your body, what foods provide them, and about dietary supplements for exercise and athletic performance.

On July 29, the Office of the Surgeon General released its Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer (http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/calls/prevent-skin-cancer/index.

What’s in Vaccines?

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Find out what vitamin B6 is and what it does in your body, what foods provide it, and about vitamin B6 supplements.

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Ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer screening has not been shown to reduce the chance of dying from these cancers. Not all screening tests are helpful, and many have risks. Learn more the potential benefits and harms of screening in this expert-reviewed summary.