What Causes Skin Cancer – Skin Cancer Causes and Risk Factors
by Kevin Flatt
Filed under Cancer - Skin
What causes skin cancer? The research below shows a number of known skin cancer causes and risk factors related to occupations.
Vitamin A and Skin Cancer and Ageing Skin
by Kevin Flatt
Filed under Cancer - Skin
Why is vitamin A important for skin cancer protection?
The skin and mucosal cells (cells that line the airways, digestive tract, and urinary tract) function as a barrier and form the body’s first line of defense against infection. Retinol (vitamin A) and its metabolites (e.g. beta carotene which is converted to vitamin A) are required to [...]
