Lower antioxidant level might explain higher skin-cancer rate in males
Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 18:30
in Health & Medicine
A new study may help explain why men are three times more likely than women to develop a common form of skin cancer. The study found that male mice had lower levels of an important skin antioxidant than female mice and higher levels of certain cancer-linked inflammatory cells. As a result, men may be more susceptible to oxidative stress in the skin, which may raise their risk of skin cancer compared to women.