Melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, claims tens of thousands of lives worldwide each year, and its occurrence continues to rise globally. A new study has uncovered a greater risk of melanoma among individuals who consumed the highest amounts of fish. This research is one of the largest and most meticulously designed to explore this connection.
The risk of precancerous skin changes, known as melanoma in situ, also increased among those in the group that ate the most fish. Interestingly, the researchers did not find an increased risk of melanoma among those consuming the most fried fish. This is surprising because, if eating fish increases the risk of melanoma as the study suggests, it is unclear why frying the fish would negate this risk.
