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Skin cancer associated with lower risk of developing Alzheimer's, study finds

A diagnosis of skin cancer isn't something anyone wants to receive, but contracting the disease may actually have a protective effect when it comes to another devastating illness.In a new study, researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY have revealed that individuals who develop non-melanoma skin cancers may have a lower chance of developing Alzheimer's disease."The theoretical basis for thinking that there could be a relationship comes from the fact that Alzheimer's and cancer are opposites kind of disorders in terms of cell division," lead author Dr. Richard Lipton, of Albert Einstein College and a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, told FoxNews.com.  "What I mean by that is that in Alzheimer's, specific populations of cells simply die, while in cancer, the cells divide and divide and become nearly immortal. So there's a notion that individuals who have a tendency towards this cell division may have protection against Alzheimer's."Lipton and his coll...

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