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Coffee Plus Exercise May Reduce Skin Cancer Risk

A recent study suggests that drinking coffee along with exercise may be effective in reducing skin cancer risk. For the study, researchers from Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy in New Jersey exposed 160 mice to UV light, which is known to cause skin cancer, and then gave one group of mice coffee, another group an exercise wheel, a third group coffee plus an exercise wheel, and a control group...
5 Simple Ways To Prevent Skin Cancer

Skin cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the US. Each year, over one million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer and the number of skin cancer cases increases every year. Fortunately, skin cancer is also the most preventable type of cancer. There are things you can do to protect yourself and your family from skin cancer. Since much of skin cancers are caused by too much exposure...
Skin Cancer Treatments

Once you have been diagnosed with skin cancer, your doctors will develop a treatment plan based on the type of skin cancer you have, the stage of the cancer (how far it has spread), and your general health conditions. There are four skin cancer treatment options available: Surgery, Immunotherapy, Topical chemotherapy and Radiation therapy. Surgery The goal of skin surgery is to directly remove the...
Skin Cancer Symptoms

Skin cancer symptoms usually start with a change in color or appearance of any moles of the skin. Each type of skin cancer has its own distinct symptoms, and each skin cancer also tends to develop in certain areas of the skin. In general, skin cancer can be divided into two categories: Non-melanoma and Melanoma. Non-melanomas are more common and less dangerous because they tend to grow more slowly...
What is Skin Cancer? What Causes Skin Cancer?

Skin cancer is the malignant (cancer) cells found in the epidermis, an outer layer of the skin, which acts as the body’s major barrier against an inhospitable environment.The epidermis is made up of different types of cells. Skin cancers are classified by the types of epidermal cells involved:Basal cell carcinoma develops from abnormal growth of the cells in the lowest layers of the epidermis...