vitamin D and cancer

Just a quick post regarding some new research that shows a correlation between vitamin D deficiency and breast cancer:

(NaturalNews) Women who are deficient in vitamin D at the time they are diagnosed with breast cancer are nearly 75 percent more likely to die from the disease than women with sufficient vitamin D levels, and their cancer is twice as likely to spread to other parts of the body.

"This study links vitamin D with the aggressiveness of disease," said JoEllen Walsh of the University of Albany, who was not involved in the study. "It suggests that your vitamin D status may affect how your disease progresses."

A number of prior studies have strongly demonstrated that vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of developing cancers of the breast, colon, esophagus, pancreas and prostate, and perhaps others. But until now, no study has looked at how vitamin D levels affect the progress of any cancer.

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Some food sources of vitamin D are oily fish and eggs. It can also be found in fortified foods such as milk and breakfast cereal.  We get most of our vitamin D from sunlight on our skin. The vitamin forms under the skin in reaction to sunlight. It's a good idea to get a bit of sun everyday but remember, after you get your vitamins make sure to put on some sunscreen!

more later.

martha