Midstaters more likely to get skin cancer than rest of Pennsylvania, study finds
(WHTM) — A new study from Penn State found the Midstate has the highest rate of skin cancer in Pennsylvania. Researchers from the Penn State Cancer Institute looked at five years of data, and it showed adults over the age of 50 who live in a 15-county stretch are 57% more likely to be diagnosed […]
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for our north-central Pa. newsletter, Talk of the Town, at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. One morning in May 2023, a hospital employee opened her email and…
FAYETTE COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) -- A soon-to-close Penn State Commonwealth campus could become a senior military college if a state representative has her way. Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa (R-Fayette) is introducing a bill that would order a feasibility study to establish a senior military college at the soon-to-close Penn State…
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and it's a time to educate people about the risks of skin cancer, early detection and prevention. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, skin cancer is the most common cancer in America, with over 5 million cases diagnosed each year. Dr. Amy Basile from…