preventable
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The physician also warned that requiring families to return repeatedly increases the chance children will miss doses, leaving them vulnerable to preventable illnesses.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Cassidy also warned that requiring families to return repeatedly increases the chance children will miss doses, leaving them — and others — vulnerable to preventable illnesses.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
"Most wildfires are caused by human activity, which means most are preventable."
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Too much ultraviolet radiation is the leading preventable cause of skin cancer, which is the most common cancer in the United States.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
But with the Pap smear, doctors could detect precancerous cells and perform a hysterectomy, and cervical cancer would be almost entirely preventable.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
