James Dowd and Diane Stafford
See book keywords and concepts |  Usually people lump all skin cancers together, but significant differences exist in frequency and prognosis for different skin cancers.
The most common skin cancer is basal cell, which accounts for about 80 percent of skin cancers; next most common are squamous cell cancers. Melanomas are the least common. Of more than 1 million new cases of skin cancer a year, only 112,000 are melanoma. Of those 112,000, about half are invasive. Seventy-three percent of skin-cancer deaths are attributed to malignant melanoma. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
See book keywords and concepts |  Like all skin cancers, SCC is due mainly to exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun or from tanning parlors. The carcinogenic effects of UV rays from any source are cumulative.
Skin cancers are most often
SIGNIFICANT FACT , , i . ij i seen on the race, neck, bald scalp, hands, shoulders, arms, and back— all places that are often exposed to the sun. The chest area exposed by V-neck shirt is a common site for skin cancer. The rim of the ear and the lower lip are vulnerable to these cancers as well. As with other skin cancers, people with light skin, hair, and eyes have the greatest risk. |
Bottom Line Health
See book keywords and concepts | | According to experts, UVB exposure causes sunburn and some skin cancers, while UVA causes aging and some other skin cancers.
Most sunscreens contain two active ingredients—avobenzone and octocrylene. Anthelios SX contains those ingredients as well, in addition to Mexoryl, a compound that stabilizes the UVA protections and makes them last longer.
Sunscreens containing Mexoryl have been available in Europe, Asia and Canada since 1993-
"There was nothing like this in the US," says Dr. Darrell S. Rigel, a clinical professor of dermatology at New York University and advisor to L'Oreal. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts |  Exciting research has been done on rosemary's potential for inhibiting cancers such as breast, colon, and skin cancers; animal studies have confirmed that the oil is liver protective, antimutagenic, and tumor inhibiting. The oil is also mildly antibiotic and antiviral, probably because of the diterpenes.
And evidentially, Shakespeare was on to something when he associated rosemary with memory ("There's rosemary, that for remembrance: pray you, love, remember"). |
Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, FRCP (C) and Dr. Harold D. Foster, PhD
See book keywords and concepts |  In rats, a lack of this vitamin increases the production of UV induced skin cancers. Niacin supplements can protect against this type of cancer. Niacin deficiency apparently causes an increase in gross chromosomal instability.
This increase in cancer in the skin of niacin-deficient individuals raises the issue of the link, if any, between exposure to the sun and the development of melanoma. The great majority of dermatologists have accepted that exposure to the sun is the major cause of melanoma. There are exceptions to this generalization. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts |  But since UV radiation is decreasing every year and skin cancers were extremely rare 100 years ago when UV intensity was much higher and people spent much more time outdoors, what other factor could be held responsible for causing skin cancer?
The More UV, the Less Cancer
Even if UV penetration to the surface of the Earth did actually increase by, for example, one percent each year (which is not the case), such slight increases would still be hundreds, if not thousands, of times less than the normal variations which people experience because of differences in geography. | | Melanomas, which account for 75 percent of all skin cancer deaths, make up only 5 percent of all reported skin cancers. The most striking fact about this lethal form of cancer is that it can occur in parts of the body that are not necessarily exposed to the sun such as the eye, the rectum, vulva, vagina, mouth, respiratory tract, GI tract and urinary bladder.
Overall, since the beginning of the new millennium, each year one million Americans are being diagnosed with some form of skin cancer. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Although some preliminary human research has found no relationship between dietary fat intake and the risk of skin cancer,58 patients with basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers who were put on a low-fat diet for two years were reported to show a significant decrease in the number of new skin cancers compared with patients who maintained a high-fat diet.59 Similarly, precancerous lesions of the skin have been prevented in people put on a low-fat diet. |
Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  EGCG has been found to inhibit the growth of cancerous cell lines in vitro, among them lines from erythrocytic leukemia in mice, human leukemia, renal cancers, skin cancers, breast cancers, mouth cancers, and prostate cancers. These effects are significant because studies conducted on animals have shown that green tea prevents the development of many tumours triggered by carcinogens, mainly skin cancers, breast cancers, lung cancers, esophageal cancers, and colorectal cancers. |
Bill Sardi
See book keywords and concepts |  Dermatologists reported on four patients who used bloodroot paste to treat their skin cancers, and while they denounced its use and branded it as harmful, their report in the Archives of Dermatology admits that one patient experienced a complete disappearance of a skin tumor that later returned. A second patient had eradicated all tumors, but experienced severe scarring. A third patient was healed of a skin tumor that recurred more than 7 years later. [Archives Dermatology 138: 1593-96, 2002]
While bloodroot paste may be inconsistent from brand to brand, it has a long history of use. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts | | Low intakes of selenium are associated with increased incidence of prostate, lung, colorectal, gastric, and skin cancers. And it's essential for healthy immune function. It also seems to be responsible for maintaining the structure of sperm, at least if you're a mouse. But it's probably so in humans as well: Infertile men have low selenium levels.
Selenium also helps antagonize the effects of a number of toxic metals. Some of these toxic metals, like cadmium, are found in cigarette smoke and other places, and are carcinogenic. Others, like mercury, are just plain bad news. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
See book keywords and concepts | | As with other skin cancers, people with light skin, hair, and eyes have the greatest risk. Those who freckle easily but tend not to tan are at increased risk. Dark-skinned people, especially those of African descent, are less likely to get skin cancer than whites. But when they do get skin cancer, it's more likely to be SCC than either BCC or melanoma.
Regardless of skin tone, SCC can occur on skin that's been injured from burns, scars, sores that don't readily heal, and sites previously exposed to a large number of X-rays or certain toxic chemicals. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts | | These extracts have been shown to slow down cell division in stomach cancer cells and, in studies on mice, have been shown to reduce skin cancers. And one study on adult women living in New England in the late 1980s showed that the more spinach women ate, the less the incidence of breast cancer. Powerful stuff, right?
Popeye Had It Right
For men, a carotenoid in spinach fights prostate cancer in two different ways. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts | | When used topically, they are able to completely remove malignant and non-malignant skin cancers, moles, large freckles and other growth-type skin blemishes. When a tiny amount is applied to a mole, for example, about one week later the mole, along with its roots and toxic deposits, is discharged from the skin and falls off. Even large cancerous tumors come out in one piece, without the need for surgery.
The Healing Formula can also be taken internally and has numerous additional benefits. Cancers, for example, that are not located on the skin may also be eliminated through internal use. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  When combined with vitamin A, vitamin E is especially effective at preventing certain skin cancers. Vitamin E also reduces the appearance of wrinkles, and, when applied topically, soothes dry or rough skin. Food sources of vitamin E include wheat germ oil, sunflower seeds, safflower and sunflower oils, almonds, spinach, peaches, prunes, tomatoes, cabbage, asparagus, and avocados.
Avoid synthetic vitamin E supplements, as they have been shown to actually harm health. Only consume natural vitamin E from a reputable source such as the Life Extension Foundation (www.LEF. |
Bill Sardi
See book keywords and concepts | | Physiological Chemistry Physics 13: 325-33, 1981]
1982: Hairless mice exposed to ultraviolet light develop skin cancers, but the incidence decreases and onset is delayed when increasing amounts of vitamin C are added to their diet. Dr. Linus Pauling is a co-author of this study. | | European J Cancer 41: 1969-79, 2005]
Melanoma, the most dreaded of skin cancers, is thought to be caused by sun exposure. But studies show sun exposure actually is associated with increased survival, suggesting vitamin D may be an antidote since it is produced in the skin by solar ultraviolet rays. [J National Cancer Institute 97: 195-99, 2005] Diets low in alcohol intake and consist of vitamin D and carotenes (beta carotene, lycopene, lutein) which are skin antioxidants, may reduce the risk for melanoma. [Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers Prevention 13: 1042-51, 2004]
Why not prevent them all? |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts | | The medical community claims that ultraviolet light (UV) is the major cause of skin cancers. This theory is based on the assumption that our thinning ozone layer permits too much of the germicidal UV to penetrate to the surface of the earth and causes destruction of all kinds, including damage to our skin and eye cells. Yet the theory has major flaws and no scientific backing. Contrary to general belief, there is no evidence that reduction in the ozone layer, observed at the poles, has caused any increase in melanomas. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
See book keywords and concepts |  Herbalists of North America and Europe used the powdered herb topically on skin cancers.
Edible Uses
The entire plant can be eaten raw or roasted as a vegetable. |
James Dowd and Diane Stafford
See book keywords and concepts | | The most common skin cancer is basal cell, which accounts for about 80 percent of skin cancers; next most common are squamous cell cancers. Melanomas are the least common. Of more than 1 million new cases of skin cancer a year, only 112,000 are melanoma. Of those 112,000, about half are invasive. Seventy-three percent of skin-cancer deaths are attributed to malignant melanoma.
UV light is one of about sixty carcinogens that the World Health Organization recognizes. Evidence that links UV exposure to basal cell and squamous cell cancer of the skin is plentiful and indisputable. | | Even so, ultraviolet light does seem to be involved in the cause of most skin cancers.
Recent studies on melanoma, however, complicate the relationship between UV light and melanoma. More than a decade ago, researchers told us that indoor workers were at greater risk of melanoma skin cancer than outdoor workers and that people who worked in jobs that had indoor and outdoor components were at the lowest risk of melanoma. |
Lynne McTaggart
See book keywords and concepts |  One in eight skin cancers heals spontaneously, as does nearly one in five genitourinary cancers. Virtually all types of illnesses, including diabetes, Addison's disease, and atherosclerosis, where vital organs or body parts are supposedly irretrievably damaged, have spontaneously healed.69 A small body of research concerns terminal cancer patients, who with little or no medical intervention end up beating the odds. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Although some preliminary human research has found no relationship between dietary fat intake and the risk of skin cancer,58 patients with basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers who were put on a low-fat diet for two years were reported to show a significant decrease in the number of new skin cancers compared with patients who maintained a high-fat diet.59 Similarly, precancerous lesions of the skin have been prevented in people put on a low-fat diet. |
Andreas Moritz
See book keywords and concepts | | The fact is that those who reside at high altitudes or near the equator where UV radiation is the most concentrated are virtually free of all cancers, not just skin cancers! This shows that UV radiation does not cause cancer; in fact, it can even prevent it.
The human body has a unique ability to become accustomed to all kinds of variations in the environment. It is equipped with perfect self-regulating mechanisms that protect it against damage from the natural elements. Overexposure to swimming in the sea or in a lake can lead to extensive skin swelling, shivering, and circulatory problems. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
See book keywords and concepts |  SUNSCREENS: Valid scientific research abounds demonstrating that wrinkles, skin damage, many skin discolorations, and many skin cancers are primarily a result of unprotected sun exposure (Sources: British Journal of Dermatology, July 2007, pages 26-32; Journal of Cutaneous Pathology, May 2007, pages 376-380; Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, March 2007, pages 61-68; and Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, April 2002, pages 801-810). Clearly this subject has to do not only with cosmetics, but also with serious health issues. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
See book keywords and concepts | | V warning signs
Be on the lookout for the ABCDEs of melanoma:
A: Asymmetry—one side doesn't look like the other B: Border is irregular C: Multicolored
D: Diameter usually larger than the size of a pencil eraser E: Evolving—can change in size, shape, color and thickness, and can bleed, itch, or crust over
Like other skin cancers, melanomas can take on many different shapes, sizes, colors, and textures. For example, a large brownish spot with darker speckles; an irregular growth with red, white, blue, or blue-black spots; and shiny, firm, dome-shaped bumps can all be melanomas. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
See book keywords and concepts | | Several Native American tribes traditionally use redroot as a poultice to treat skin cancers and lesions caused by venereal disease. It is also effective as a mouthwash and gargle to treat oral infections such as sore throat and tonsillitis.
As a flower essence redroot is helpful for those who feel guilty because they do not suffer as much as those around them. It also helps those who are over-influenced by superstition by helping them to have clearer perceptions and releases unnecessary entanglements with other people.
Edible Uses
Not generally considered edible. | | Surveys of Japanese tea drinkers show that those consuming four to six cups daily have lower rates of breast, esophageal, liver, lung, and skin cancers than those who consume less or none at all. Other studies support these findings, indicating that consuming green tea can reduce the occurrence of a wide range of cancers.
Green tea prevents blood platelet aggregation, the "clumping together" of blood that can lead to blood clots, heart attacks, and stroke. Tea's polyphenols, along with its vitamin C content, also help strengthen blood vessel walls. |
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