Dark skin pigmentation blocks ultraviolet radiation, meaning that people with dark skin need far more time under the sun to generate the same amount of vitamin D as someone with white skin. Not surprisingly, black women suffer extremely high rates of breast cancer while black men show similarly high levels of prostate cancer.
Saturday, March 03, 2012
Sunshine For Health
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You excerpted the wrong lines. The correct line to excerpt is the one demanding taxpayer $$$. You do not have to read the article but you should always scroll to the end of the article and there is a high likelihood of seeing this demand. In this case, sure enough:
For women like Nicole Sudler, any research that sheds new light on the deadly disease is welcome.
"Help us with the research. We want to live, too," she said.
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