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Going out in the middle of sun? It is a hobby for some people. By 2005, in the largest such study to date, a research team from three cancer centers measured sunlight exposure in men and found that increased exposure to sunlight may decrease the risk of prostate cancer.

Two new studies of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute have found that sun exposure may have a beneficial influence on some types of cancer. Recently, the researchers from Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California measured sun exposure by comparing pigmentation of underarm skin.

Esther John, Ph.D., the leader of the researchers in the, explained, men with high sun exposure had half the risk of prostate cancer than did men with low sun exposure. In men with certain gene variants, risk was reduced even further, to as much as 65 percent.

The researchers believed that sunlight helps to reduce the risk of prostate cancer. It is known that the body manufactures the active form of vitamin D from exposure to sunlight, it is not the only source of vitamin D, and that men should not try to reduce their risk of prostate cancer by sunbathing because that increases the risk of sun-induced skin cancer, especially melanoma.

Adapted from materials provided by Journal Of The National Cancer Institute

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