Nicotinamide Helps Prevent Common Skin Cancers
NICOTINAMIDE HELPS PREVENT COMMON SKIN CANCERS l Basal-cell carcinoma, I recently found out, isn’t only the most common type of skin cancer, it’s the most common cancer, period. I visit my dermatologist 3-4 times a year for a skin screening. Each time she finds more basal cells—usually on top of my balding scalp but also on my ears, neck, and arms—and removes them using liquid nitrogen. On my visit last July, she recommended I begin taking a vitamin B3 supplement called nicotinamide. She told me that her patients who take the supplement twice daily greatly reduce the incidence of this skin...