The American Cancer Society is warning people to be on the lookout for melanomas.

There are fewer cases of colorectal cancer in Southwest Virginia, but more people are dying from it in our area.

The White House says a lesion removed by surgeons last week from first lady Jill Biden’s left eyelid was a non-cancerous growth.

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The Hidden Valley Country Club hosted a Pink Ribbon tennis event in Salem to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

Relay for Life Roanoke Valley celebrating it's 30th year on Saturday

ROANOKE, Va. – October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and 10 News spoke with one local survivor about her story. According to the American Cancer Society, 276,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer year-to-year. On average, they estimate 42,000 women will die. We spoke with our local chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation about awareness and advocacy. For more information on Susan G. Komen Virginia Blue Ridge, click here.

The American Cancer Society recommends to start regular screening at age 45, while other recommendations have stuck with recommending to start at age 50. The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care recommends not using colonoscopy as a primary screening test, while other recommendations do. Between 50 and 75, you should be getting some type of screening test for colorectal cancer," he said about the guidance statement. Last year, the American Cancer Society updated its guidelines for colon and rectal cancer screening to recommend that adults at average risk get screened starting at age 45 instead of 50. "Cost-effectiveness modeling can offer additional guidance" on the questions about colorectal cancer screening that "are difficult to answer," he wrote in the editorial.

An instrument like the Preventive Health tool could help someone like Abnousi's father manage their cardiovascular health care with blood pressure screenings, for instance. The Preventive Health tool offers a map of federally qualified health centers nationwide where anyone can go to get certain screenings, tests and other health care services, if they choose. Yet with the Preventive Health tool, Facebook ensures that it will not have access to users' test results or any other health information. "Secondly, your use of the Preventive Health tool on Facebook is not visible to any other Facebook users." The new Preventive Health tool follows other Facebook public health initiatives launched recently.

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center via CNN(CNN) - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an international campaign aimed at increasing awareness of the second most common cancer in women, with the goal of someday stopping it. The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be 271,270 new cases of breast cancer in 2019, 99% of which will be diagnosed in women. They advise drinking little to no alcohol, citing sources that indicate that the risk of breast cancer increases with alcohol consumption. Factors such as older age, dense breasts, genetic mutations, previous treatment using radiation therapy, and a family history of breast cancer may increase your risk of getting breast cancer, according to the CDC. Skin swelling or redness, change in breast shape, nipple discharge (other than breast milk), pain in or on the breast, and skin flaking or dimpling can be other possible warning signs of breast cancer, according to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America.

Breast cancer causes more than 40,000 deaths per year, and one in 8 million women will experience breast cancer during her lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. Lycopene can also reduce the formation of new blood vessels of breast cancer by reducing or blocking tumor growth, according to the American Cancer Society. Broccoli is also chock full of Vitamin K, Vitamin A, Vitamin D and fiber. They are also a great source of anthocyanins, which reduce the increase of breast cancer cells. When a weak estrogen-like substance takes the place of the body's natural estrogen in a breast cell's estrogen receptor, then the weak substance can act as an anti-estrogen.

Photo Courtesy of the American Cancer Society via Getty ImagesSPRINGFIELD, Va. - A respiratory illness outbreak at a Virginia assisted living facility has left two people dead and sent 18 others to the hospital, health officials said Thursday. The first case occurred on June 30, Fairfax County Health Department spokesman John Silcox said. There have been no new hospitalizations in the past several days, the health department said. Health officials said respiratory outbreaks at facilities housing vulnerable, older adult populations are not uncommon. But health officials usually see about five to 10 outbreaks a year in the winter and flu season.