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Lower Antioxidant Level Might Explain Higher Skin-Cancer Rate in Males
Description: Men are three times more likely than women to develop a common form of skin cancer but medical science doesn't know why. A new study may provide part of the answer. Researchers have found that male mice had lower levels of an important skin antioxidant than female mice and higher levels of certain cancer-linked inflammatory cells. [Source: ScienceDaily]
URL: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111201174231.htm
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Source: ScienceDaily
Publish Date: 12/1/2011
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