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NEWS VOICES: Penn State study finds melanoma 'hotspot' in Central Pennsylvania

Sarah Scinto
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WVIA News
NEWS VOICES


Welcome to News Voices, a weekly feature where members of WVIA News talk with each other — and sometimes sources — about key things we learned in recent stories we are working on or other events dominating the headlines.

This week, WVIA's Sarah Scinto and Lydia McFarlane discuss a recent study from Penn State University that found a hotspot of melanoma cases in Central Pennsylvania counties with or near farmland.

Among the 15 counties in the hotspot are Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder and Union counties.

Their conversation aired on WVIA Radio. Listen below:

Sarah Scinto is one of the original members of the WVIA News team, joining in January 2022 as a reporter and All Things Considered host. She now hosts Morning Edition on WVIA Radio and WVIA's weekday news podcast Up to Date, along with reporting on the community.
Lydia McFarlane joined the news team in 2024 as an intern after graduating from Villanova University with a dual Bachelor's degree in communication and political science. She became the team’s dedicated healthcare reporter. Her beat covers hospitals, mental health, policy and most importantly, people.
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