There are few cases of cancer which are curable and can be prevented. Unlike other cancers, skin cancer can be cured by simply sipping few cups of coffee in a day. It might astonish you but according to the researchers coffee reduces the chances of skin cancer by 20%.

According to the experts, a woman should have at least three cups of coffee to reduce the chances of developing basal cell carcinoma (BCC), a form of skin cancer. Coffee works on both men and women however, in men coffee only reduces 9% chances of developing skin cancer.

It has been revealed that nearly one million people in America are diagnosed with skin cancer. If minute changes are brought in the lifestyle of one then the rate of skin cancer cases can be reduced, believe researchers.

A study conducted by the Harvard Medical School has found that consumption of coffee is helpful in fighting skin cancer strain BCC. For the study, the researchers studied about 100,000 participants beginning from 1984 to 2008. The findings of the study have been presented at International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research.

Meanwhile, a research has revealed that the flu jabs falls flat on a person afflicted with obesity. The research was conducted at North Carolina and its findings have been published in the International Journal of Obesity.

According to the researchers, the effectiveness of antibiotic reduces dramatically among obese as compared to a healthy person. Ineffectiveness of antibiotic makes an obese vulnerable to preventable disease like skin cancer.

Another concern which caught the attention of the researchers is poverty, which is causing a hindrance in the development of kids. It has been found that due to poverty, some parents find it hard to provide education to their kids. Lack of education doesn’t only hinder the mental development of a kid but also makes them defenseless to skin and other type of cancer.

(newstonight.net / 2011)