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Older adults who live in southcentral Pennsylvania have higher rates of melanoma skin cancer, according to a study by Penn State researchers that found that counties with more farmland and herbicide use also have more melanoma, and not just among farmers.
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Every Monday, poet Marjorie Maddox will read a poem from a contemporary Pennsylvania poet. Listen Monday mornings at 7:45 and Monday afternoons at 4:44, beginning September 15.