The American Cancer Society is highlighting the need for further research into the over 100,000 chemicals found in every day products. Only a small fraction of these chemicals - 935 - have been tested for cancer-related safety. Although carcinogenic chemicals may be impossible to avoid completely, there are steps you can take to lower your risk for developing cancer. Learn more.

This week, surgeons in the Washington, D.C. area performed an unprecedented 26-person mix-and-match kidney transplant. The massive transplant was done through a "paired kidney donation" program, where one incompatible donor/recipient pair are matched with another. Experts say paired donations such as this will eventually allow for an extra 3,000 living donor transplants a year in the U.S. Visit Healthline Connects to read more.