Yes, you can eat it. Or if you prefer, you can peel the skin off with a paring knife first. There are a lot of vitamins in the skin that are not as abundant in the flesh of the fruit. Source(s): I grew up eating peaches with their skins on.
Between 40 and 50 percent of Americans who live to age 65 will have either basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma at least once.5. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of skin cancer.6 More than 4 million cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year.1,13. Squamous cell carcinoma is the second most common form of skin cancer.7 More than 1 million cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year.1,13. Organ transplant patients are approximately 100 times more likely than the general public to develop squamous cell carcinoma.8.
1 Like most cancers, skin cancer is more common with increasing age, but malignant melanoma rates are disproportionately high in younger people. 2  More than one-third of all cases of malignant melanoma occur in people aged under 55. Nearly all (97%) people diagnosed with malignant melanoma skin cancer in England and Wales survive their disease for one year or more (2010-11). 2  Malignant melanoma skin cancer survival is higher in women than men. 3  Malignant melanoma skin cancer survival is highest for people diagnosed aged under 40 years old.