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Podcast: Dr. Howard Smith Reports
Episode: Nicotinamide, Vitamin B3, Pills Prevent Skin Cancer
Description: Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPa1V02jlle/Taking the pill form of Vitamin B3, nicotinamide, can cut a risk of skin cancer by more than half. Vanderbilt University dermatologists report this finding following their study of nearly 34,000 subjects in the VA health system and was recently published in JAMA Dermatology. Those in the treatment group of 12,000 plus took nicotinamine 500 mg twice daily for 30 days or more. The benefit was greatest for those who experienced one previous bout of skin cancer.  For...