What Does Skin Cancer Look Like?
It’s estimated that around 40 to 50% of all fair-skinned people who live to be 65 or older will develop at least one skin cancer lesion in their lifetime.
Pretty scary statistics for all us fair-skinned people.
But if these skin cancers are spotted early, it can be treated.
Here’s the facts. Skin cancer – melanomas, basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas – usually start out as precancerous lesions, which, if detected early, can be treated.
So it’s really important that we are all able to spot the early warning signs.
WebMD’s put together a slideshow that is a pretty good primer to recognizing …read more
Tea to Fight Skin Cancer? Indeed.
May 9, 2008 by Liberty Kontranowski
Filed under Cancer, Drink, Easy Health Tips, Health, Prevention, Skin, Your Body
Image details: Pouring a Cup of Tea served by picapp.com
Need yet another reason to enjoy tea time? How about this…
Researchers at Dartmouth University have found that drinking two or more cups of black or green tea every day can cut your risk of acquiring two of the most common types of skin cancer.
Your risk for squamous cell is reduced by 65% and basal cell carcinoma by 80%! Not bad for a beverage, hey?
So why the super powers? Tea is loaded with protective polyphenols which are said to contain a plethora of antioxidant properties. Bonus: polyphenols may also reduce the …read more
