preventable
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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
Pittsburgh: Developed at the University of Pittsburgh in the 1950s, this vaccine transformed a devastating childhood disability into a preventable disease, marking a triumph in medical history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
And why, more than a decade after experts warned that dermal fillers were a "crisis waiting to happen", are patients still being exposed to preventable harm?
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The fact remains that this outbreak was entirely predictable and entirely preventable.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
Secretary LaHood, tall and genial, a former Illinois congressman, had begun focusing himself, and his agency, on the issue of preventable traffic fatalities, especially those caused by use of technology by drivers.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
