Common Vitamin Could Help Protect Skin From Cancer

Common Vitamin Could Help Protect Skin From Cancer
Vitamin B3 can play a central role in defense and protection against ultraviolet radiation damage to the skin and cancer induction. Jacob Lund/Shutterstock
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What vitamins come to mind when you think of vitamins that can protect the skin? Vitamin C? or Vitamin E? Many people do not know that there is actually a cheap yet effective vitamin around us, which can protect the skin against ultraviolet rays and prevent skin cancer—vitamin B3.
A few years ago, a double-blind, randomized, and controlled trial involving nearly 400 skin cancer patients conducted by a group of Australian scientists verified the protective effect of this vitamin on the skin. Their study attracted widespread attention after it was published in The New England Journal of Medicine in 2015.
Flora Zhao
Flora Zhao
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Flora is a health reporter for The Epoch Times. She holds a master’s degree in demography and served as editor of a social sciences journal for seven years. Shifting her focus from macro issues like population changes and economic development to personal health, Flora finds great joy and satisfaction in her work. She bases her articles on thorough literature reviews and in-depth interviews with experts, aiming to provide content that genuinely helps people. Email her at: [email protected]
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