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UA Researchers Identify Food Additive That May Help Prevent Skin Cancer
Description: Researchers have discovered that a compound found in the natural food additive annatto prevents the formation of cancer cells and skin damage from UV radiation in mice. In the future the compound, bixin, may be valuable in the prevention and treatment of human skin cancers. Unlike sunscreen, the nutritional compound protects skin from the inside out. [Source: University of Arizona - College of Pharmacy]
URL: http://www.pharmacy.arizona.edu/releases/ua-researchers-identify-food-additive-may-help-prevent-skin-cancer
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Source: University of Arizona - College of Pharmacy
Publish Date: 1/21/2016
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