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Coffee Reduces Risk of Certain Skin Cancers

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Terry Graedon

October 27, 2011

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Terry Graedon

October 27, 2011

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Coffee continues to get high marks for health benefits. Drinking coffee was once considered a vice, but researchers have reported that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing depression, type 2 diabetes and prostate cancer. A new study suggests that regular coffee drinkers may also be less likely to develop a skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma.
[10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, Oct. 22-25, 2011]

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Terry Graedon

Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies.Read Terry's full bio.

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