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3 cups of coffee a day can cut skin cancer risk by 20%

Monday, November 26, 2012
Coffee consumption can reduce the risk of a common and slow-growing form of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma, according a study. The prospective study examined the risks of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and melanoma in connection with coffee consumption and found a decreased risk for BCC only.… continue reading

Local MP promotes Vitamin D Day

Monday, November 26, 2012
By Thom Barker
Staff Writer
It’s getting to be that time of year when people in the higher latitudes are going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark. Notwithstanding the generally depressing thought that is for some people, it may not be good for physical health either.… continue reading

Another mechanism by which the sunshine vitamin works to prevent cancer

Monday, November 26, 2012
Submitted by Sunlight Institute
By: Marc Sorenson
A new study from McGill University in  Montreal, Canada, has shown that vitamin D has the ability to  inhibit both the production and function of a cancer-enhancing protein called  cMYC. This protein drives cell division, thereby accelerating cancer growth, a process known as proliferation.
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Sunscreen Recall Due To Fire Risk Expanded – Health Canada

Monday, November 26, 2012
OTTAWA (CP) — The makers of a popular line of sun products is expanding its recall of continuous spray sunscreens because they pose a fire risk.… continue reading

The timeline of “melanoma-marketing”

Friday, November 23, 2012
1973 L’Oréal buys Synthélabo and is today (after its merger with Sanofi-Aventis) the largest individual shareholder in Sanofi, the world’s third largest maker of cancer remedies.… continue reading

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