ATLANTA -- Sixty years ago, 1 million men and women signed up for the first-ever Cancer Prevention Study. They filled out surveys every few years. And the information from those million Americans led to a dramatic discovery.

Doctor Alpa Patel with the American Cancer Society is the lead researcher on CPS3, the third generation of the cancer prevention studies.

MORE | Join the Cancer prevention Study 3

"The first study was actually set up to specifically address the question of whether not smoking caused lung cancer, and it provided the first evidence that in fact smoking is what was the causal fact, causal factor with the increase rise in lung cancer death rates we were seeing in men at that time," she said.

ROME, Ga. -- The Governor's Office of Highway Safety has given Berry College a $8,700 grant to participate in Georgia's Young Adult Program.

The program is designed for colleges and universities across the state, and focuses on awareness and peer education to encourage young people to think twice before they drink and drive, or text while driving.

RELATED | Join the 11Alive Great Hang Up

Berry College assistant director of campus safety Maj. Jonathan Baggett credits freshman Alex Sorohan with helping the college secure the grant. Sorohan's brother died in 2009 while texting and driving; the Berry student now regularly speaks at conferences about the dangers of driving while impaired.

Summer in the south is officially here! With rising temperatures, it is important to take steps to protect those around us who might be vulnerable to the heat, like our children and pets.

Did you know that we lose heat by sweating? Water literally evaporates into the atmosphere and sucks the heat out of our bodies. Children produce even more heat than adults. This is because they have more body surface for their height. Children are also closer to the ground – and to hot pavement. They can easily become dehydrated or overheated.

Here are some tips to keep your children and pets safe in the heat.