Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Ups Risk for Other Cancers

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In research led by Jennifer Christian, from the VA Medical Center and Brown University in Providence, R.I., researchers found that patients taking ACE inhibitors or ARBs had a 39 percent lower risk of developing basal cell skin cancer and a 33 percent lower risk of developing squamous cell skin cancer.

Why these drugs lower the risk of skin cancer isn't known, the researchers said.

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