DETERMINATIONS OF SQUALENE IN SEBUM FROM THE FOREHEAD OF PATIENTS WITH SKIN CANCER.

The article presents information on the paper "Determinations of Squalene in Sebum From the Forehead of Patients with Skin Cancer," by H. Sobel, J. Makmorstan, E.T. Wright and E. Garcia that appeared in the 1957 issue of the "Journal of Investigative Dermatology." Squalene is supposed to neutralize the carcinogenic properties of methylcholanthrene. The normal secretion from the forehead is 1.4-7.3 mg per sq cm averaging 5.11 in 22 subjects. Eighteen patients with basal-celled growths averaged 10.58; while the 12 with squamous growths averaged only 2.86.