I’m a cancer dietitian — these two things increase cancer risk

Hair care is big business in the United States. People spend tens of billions of dollars a year on hair products, including chemical relaxers, which can straighten curly hair.

Federally qualified health centers reported substantially lower breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screenings compared with the general U.S. population, highlighting a gap in screening rates for adults from underrepresented groups.

Palliative care — which is not end-of-life care, unless someone chooses it to be — is a supportive care system to help with cancer symptoms and manage the lifestyle that is a part of this diagnosis.

Financial toxicity is an underrepresented burden of cancer care.