Caffeine Inhibits Cancer

A new study shows that caffeine might help inhibit, and possibly even reverse, damage to skin caused by the sun.

"For some time, we've known that caffeine appears to be able to prevent skin cancer," said Dr. Paul Nghiem. "There's epidemiological data along those lines and the interesting more recent thing is that caffeine appears to be able to do that when you apply it topically."

There have been several studies in recent years showing a preventative connection between caffeine and liver as well as skin cancer. This is the latest in those studies which support this.

For the November 2008 article, click here.

More than one million new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed every year, making skin cancer the most common type of cancer.