Sentences with phrase «to lead to skin cancer»

Early sun exposure can lead to skin cancer later in life.

So the thinking is this: Even if too much sun leads to skin cancer, which is rarely deadly, too little sun may be worse.

I explain the reason that sunscreen may actually lead to skin cancer in this post, but one of the reasons is that a Vitamin A derivative, retinyl palmitate, that is often used in sunscreens was shown to speed up the growth of cancerous cells by 21 %.

2013 — Our scientists unravel complex chains of events that lead to skin cancer becoming resistant to drugs that target BRAF, and are the first to show that a new combination of drugs is more effective at slowing cancer's growth.

Prolonged sun exposure can also lead to skin cancer and a host of other cellular skin changes caused by free radical damage.

Some evidence also shows that when these oils are consumed, they can be used in place of the saturated and monounsaturated fats the body needs for skin formation and actually lead to skin cancer.

And we know some of the mechanisms that cause these mutations, for example UV radiation can cause mutations that lead to skin cancer and smoking can cause mutations that lead to lung cancer.

Although we know that chemicals in tobacco smoke cause mutations in lung cells that lead to lung cancers and ultraviolet light causes mutations in skin cells that lead to skin cancers, we have remarkably little understanding of the biological processes that cause the mutations which are responsible for the development of most cancers.

It protects the body from the hazards of ultraviolet and other radiation that can damage cells and lead to skin cancer, but the exact reason why the compound is so effective at blocking such a broad spectrum of sunlight has remained something of a mystery.

UVA is present throughout the year and penetrates into the deep layers of your skin, where it is more likely to damage cells that lead to skin cancer.

She even told me tanning can lead to skin cancer.

Increasing your sun exposure is dangerous if you don't protect your skin from UV rays, which can lead to skin cancer and premature wrinkles.

Worst - case scenario is it can lead to skin cancer.

Again, this is thought to be a result of its powerful antioxidant effects, which help to prevent damage on the skin cells that can lead to skin cancer.

The stratospheric ozone layer protects life on Earth by absorbing ultraviolet light, which damages DNA in plants and animals (including humans) and leads to skin cancer.

This is problematic because ozone blocks harmful radiation — which can damage DNA and lead to skin cancer, among other problems — from reaching the Earth's surface.

The ozone layer blocks harmful radiation — which can damage DNA and lead to skin cancer, among other problems — preventing it from reaching the Earth's surface.

Ultraviolet rays can damage DNA and lead to skin cancer and other problems.

Ronald Reagan pushed to make the Montreal Protocol stronger and then secured its ratification by the Senate — the first and only international treaty on atmospheric pollutants, in this case pollution that makes the ozone hole bigger, leading to skin cancer.