Startling Skin Cancer Threats 
Reader's Digest International|May 2017

IT’S NO SECRET that having fair, freckled skin and light-colored eyes may make you more susceptible to skin cancer.

Karyn Repinski
Startling Skin Cancer Threats 

But these less expected actions could also boost your odds nof contracting the disease, which strikes one out of every five people.

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Some sour news for citrus lovers: People who consumed citrus, like orange juice or a grapefruit, at least once a day had a 36 percent higher skin cancer risk compared with those who consumed citrus fewer than two times a week, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, which followed more than 100,000 adults for 25 years. Citrus foods contain compounds that make skin more photosensitive. But there’s no need to reduce your intake, says lead researcher Abrar Qureshi, MD, MPH, chair of the Department of Dermatology at Brown University, U.S., medical school—just reduce your sun exposure, especially in the few hours after eating citrus.

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