The guys of Jersey Shore are not ones to hide their fake baking – after all, the “T” in “GTL” is for tanning. But how is tanning three times worse for Pauly D and Mike “The Situation” than for the girls of Jersey Shore?
That’s because men are three times more likely to develop skin cancer than women. While that’s not breaking news to the science world, scientists have struggled to figure out the reason why men are more susceptible – and now, researchers may have discovered the breakthrough.
While testing mice at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, researchers found that women may have more natural antioxidant protection in their skin than men – giving females, or “the fairer sex,” a rather unfair advantage.
Video Courtesy: Ohio State’s James Cancer Hospital
Photo Credit: INF
Photo Credit: INF