GREEN TEA MAY PREVENT SKIN CANCER
GREEN tea SKIN -- Cancer CATECHIN POLYPHENOLS BEVERAGESAbstract:The article reports on the beneficial effects of green tea against the risk of skin cancer. Green tea contains catechins, an antioxidant...
View ArticleUnderstanding students' indoor tanning practices and beliefs to reduce skin...
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess indoor tanning beliefs and practices of university students to identify future preventive efforts. A questionnaire was developed, field tested, and...
View ArticleFYI: Skin Cancer
In 1991, physicians will diagnose approximately 600,000 cases of skin cancer. Although most will be highly curable basal cell or squamous cell cancers, there will be approximately 32,000 cases...
View ArticleResearchers Find a Groundbreaking Skin Cancer Cure
SKIN -- Cancer -- Treatment THERAPEUTICS DRUGS COST effectiveness Geographic Terms:UNITED StatesAbstract:The article offers information on the BEC5, a groundbreaking skin cancer cure in the U.S. As...
View ArticleThe Skin Cancer Cure - Yes, Cure - That Works Every Time
DRUGS SKIN -- Cancer -- Treatment BASAL cell carcinoma SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma THERAPEUTICS CHAM, Bill Geographic Terms:UNITED StatesAbstract:The article focuses on the BEC5 from Dr. Bill Cham, as...
View ArticleSELENIUM & SKIN
Selenium supplements may raise the risk of squamous cell skin cancer slightly.Between 1983 and 1993, researchers studied more than 1,300 residents of the Southeast who had been treated for a previous...
View ArticleNew Skin Cancer Solutions
• Within 2 years, the disease may be treated with a tiny light-emitting bandage, say UK researchers. The battery-powered light activates cream applied to the lesion, and the cream then attacks...
View ArticleDiet and Skin Cancer
FOOD habits SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma SKIN -- Cancer FRUIT -- Composition VEGETABLES Geographic Terms:AUSTRALIAAbstract:The article focuses on the research which considered diet as a factor for the...
View ArticleWhat You Don't Know About the Dangers of Sun Damaged Skin
SUNBURN MELANIN ULTRAVIOLET radiation SKIN -- Cancer SUNSCREENS (Cosmetics)Abstract:Discusses the dangers of sun damaged skin and the preventive measures against the disease. Decrease in the release of...
View ArticleSkin cancer. Part 1
SKIN CANCER,THE MOST COMMON FORM of cancer in this country, is on the rise; more than 900,000 people are expected to develop skin cancer in 1997 [ 1, 2]. Of those, more than 9,000 will die.Chiropractic...
View ArticleSkin Cancer Vitamins
SKIN CANCER VITAMINSIt's the most common cancer among white Americans -- a skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma. Over half a million cases are diagnosed every year.Yet, simply taking vitamins...
View ArticleFat Intake and Risk of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin.
Abstract: The varied effects of different classes of dietary fatty acids on carcinogenesis suggest that fatty acid composition is an important determining factor in tumor development. In the present...
View ArticlePrevention and control of skin cancer
Skin dancer is the most common and the most preventable form of cancer. Nonmelanoma skin cancers are associated with cumulative exposure to ultraviolet radiation, while melanoma is associated with...
View ArticleLow-fat diets and skin cancer
The results of a study conducted at Baylor University indicate that reducing dietary fat may allay the development of precancerous skin lesions. The Baylor researchers randomly assigned 76 patients who...
View ArticleSunscreens Fail to Protect Against Harmful UVA Rays
SUNSCREENS (Cosmetics) SUNSCREENS (Cosmetics) industry COSMETICS SKIN -- Care & hygiene SKIN -- Cancer Geographic Terms:UNITED Statesread more
View ArticleSmoking and skin cancer
Medical/Nutrition UpdateIf the threat of lung cancer and heart disease isn't a scary enough reason to give up cigarettes, here's another: smoking has now been linked to recurrence of a common skin...
View ArticleUnshielded fluorescent lamps and skin cancer risk
While ultraviolet radiation exposure from unshielded fluorescent lamps is small compared to that from sunlight, a recent FDA study estimates that exposure from unshielded lamps could cause 1,500 new...
View ArticleCOMMON SUN SENSE: EXPERTS WARN; DON'T RELY ON SUNSCREEN ALONE TO PROTECT YOU...
DERMATOLOGISTS AND PUBLIC health officials have been warning us for years that the deadly ultraviolet rays of the sun will cause wrinkles, age spots, and even skin cancer. The solution, they've told...
View ArticlePREVENT SKIN CANCER
A recent study conducted at Baylor University shows that reducing dietary fat may stop the development of precancerous skin lesions. (NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, May 5, 1994.)76 people who had...
View ArticleNourish your skin from the outside in
IF YOU'RE INTENT ON KEEPING YOUR SKIN looking young for as long as possible (and who isn't?), it's time to learn the ABCs — and Es and Ks — of vitamin-based skin care. These key nutrients help prevent...
View ArticleTopical Vitamin E Boosts Skin Antioxidants
The skin is exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight, air pollution containing free radicals and ionizing radiation, all of which deplete antioxidant levels in the skin. More than one...
View ArticleMuscadine Grapes Inhibit Prostate Cancer Cells
MUSCADINE grape PROSTATE -- Cancer ANTIOXIDANTS ANTHOCYANINS CANCER invasiveness Geographic Terms:UNITED Statesread more
View ArticleSkin cancer. Part 2
Precancerous Skin ConditionsSolar (or Actinic) Keratoses are slow-growing lesions that most often remain benign; infrequently, however, they may turn into squamous cell cancer. They are a warning that...
View ArticleSunshine prevents more deaths than it causes
Sunshine prevents more deaths than it causes Sunshine has a protective effect overall because it helps to create vitamin DSUNSHINE is regularly blamed for causing fatal skin cancers, but it may help...
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