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Antioxidants Don't Increase Melanoma Risk, Study Shows

Featured on: Skin Inc
Publication date: Aug 19, 2009

Alarming results from a small study indicated recently that women who took supplemental vitamins C and E, beta carotene, selenium, and zinc were at a four-fold increased risk for melanoma. However, further studies showed that the study was not accurate but that the supplements are not linked to an increased risk of melanoma.

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