basal cell carcinoma

The study, conducted by the researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, found that avid coffee lovers, especially women, who drink more than three cups of coffee a day run a 20 percent reduced

Researchers at Henry Ford and Wayne State University claim that a deficiency of vitamin D may cause basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer.

Dr Iltefat Hamzavi, senior staff physician in Henry Ford's Department of Dermatology and the study's lead author stated, "This finding may help us in future research to determine whether vitamin D plays a causative or reactive role in the development and progression of skin cancer.”

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