WHITE WINE
Sorry to be a buzzkill, but according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention,
each glass of white wine per day was associated with a 13 percent
increased risk of melanoma. The researchers hypothesize it's due to the
DNA-damaging enzyme acetaldehyde, which is found in all alcoholic beverages
but at higher levels in white wine. Easy solution: Opt for red instead,
which researchers think has less of an association with melanoma risk,
thanks to its higher level of antioxidants.
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A study published in the British Medical Journal uncovered a connection between strains of HPV
and the prevalence of squamous cell carcinomas, a nonmelanoma type of
skin cancer. The more strains of HPV a person carried, the more likely
they were to develop squamous cell cancers in their lifetime. If you're
not sure if you have HPV, get tested.
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A RELATIVE WITH RED HAIR
New research in Nature Communications shows just carrying
the gene that gives you red hair—meaning the color runs in your family,
but you are not ginger yourself—leads to 42 percent more sun-associated
genetic mutations compared with people who did not carry the gene. "It
also raises the possibility that we can screen people for this gene so
they can be more aware," says Ellen Marmur, M.D., a dermatologist and
also an associate clinical professor of genomics and genetic science at
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
CITRUS JUICE
Consuming a cup serving of grapefruit or orange juice more than 1.6
times daily was found to up melanoma risk by 36 percent. Researchers,
who published their findings in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, speculate it's because these fruits are rich in psoralen and furocoumarin compounds, which are thought to make skin more photosensitive.
