Protection Against UV-Induced Skin Cancer Offered By Silibinin, Found In Milk Thistle

A pair of University of Colorado Cancer Center studies published this month show that the milk thistle extract, silibinin, kills skin cells mutated by UVA radiation and protects against damage by UVB radiation - thus protecting against UV-induced skin cancer and photo-aging. "When you have a cell affected by UV radiation, you either want to repair it or kill it so that it cannot go on to cause cancer...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Melanoma / Skin Cancer Source Type: news