If you’ve had skin cancer, research shows that adding a daily vitamin B3 pill could reduce the rate of reoccurrence.
- Sara Vanden Berge
- 13 hours ago
- 2 min read
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month.
Ironically, I was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma earlier this month, and since writing about my skin cancer scare, others have shared their own experiences with me as well as suggestion on ways to reduce reoccurrence given to them by their own doctors and dermatologists.
My friend Cindra Elms, whose family member has battled skin cancer, told me that their cancer specialist advised adding B3 to their daily vitamin regimen.
The key chemical you need to know about is called nicotinamide (also known as niacinamide).
After reading a number of studies about its benefits, I am now taking 500 MG of B3 twice daily.
The vitamins are incredibly inexpensive; I ordered a bottle of Nutricost Niacinamide Vitamin B3 (240 capsules) from Amazon for $14.95.
The following excerpt is from an article published by the National Library of Medicine you can read in its entirety here.
“Nicotinamide (Vitamin B3) has been shown to reduce the rate of non-melanoma skin cancers by 23%, yet most patients do not know that this supplement reduces skin cancer,” the article states.
“Data from 50 surveys revealed a perceived risk reduction attributed to nicotinamide of 31.2% for basal cell carcinoma (BCC), 30.2% for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and 24.3% for melanoma.”
The article, of course, has a lot more information, but if you have battled skin cancer, it’s worth a read.
I will continue this series on products I am using that I hope will help keep my skin cancer from returning.
Stay tuned.
