Moisturizers Increased Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers In Mice, Rutgers University Study Shows

Medical News Today -- Researchers in the US found that several moisturisers commonly used by consumers increased non-melanoma skin cancers in mice that had been exposed to ultra violet radiation. The study is published in the 14 Aug 2008 advanced online issue of the Journal of Investigative Dermatology and was the work of Dr Allan Conney and colleagues from the Susan Lehman Cullman Laboratory for Cancer Research at the University of New Jersey.