non-melanoma skin cancer

Non-melanoma skin cancer 'epidemic' in US--study

A large number of Americans are thought to be suffering from non-melanoma skin cancer, the country's most common form of cancer, but the exact number is not known. However, according to recent estimates, more than 3.5 million were treated for non-melanoma skin cancer in 2006, affecting 2.1 million people.

Coffee combats cancer, say researchers

London, February 27: Caffeine is capable of killing the cells that cause non-melanoma skin cancers in humans, a new research has found.