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One in three Texans will develop skin cancer in the course of their lifetime, and Texas ranks third in the nation for reported incidences of malignant melanoma.

Dr. Frankie Ann Holmes, an oncologist with Texas Oncology, believes October's breast cancer awareness month is the perfect time for both women and men to get cancer screenings, such as mammograms, prostate cancer screenings, and colonoscopies.