| Have we discovered a cancer prevention vitamin? | | | | cancer and explored the association of blood levels |
| Are cancer prevention vitamins really possible? Is the | | | | of 25(OH)D. The levels were then checked 25 years |
| cancer prevention vitamin here? | | | | later for the development of colorectal cancer. |
| New studies show we just might have! Some forms | | | | According to one of the doctors involved in the |
| of cancer may be preventable with the use of a | | | | study of the cancer prevention vitamin stated, "We |
| cancer prevention vitamin. Hardly any family in the | | | | project a two-thirds reduction in incidence with serum |
| United States has NOT had a family member die | | | | levels ... which corresponds to a daily intake of 2,000 |
| because of cancer. This could change with the | | | | IU of vitamin D3. This would be best achieved with a |
| addition of this cancer prevention vitamin to our daily | | | | combination of diet, supplements and 10 to 15 |
| diets. | | | | minutes per day in the sun." |
| There are two studies that have been conducted | | | | We have several sources of vitamin D3 (possibly |
| using very sophisticated analysis which revealed that | | | | THE cancer prevention vitamin) in our daily routine. |
| we are close to having a cancer prevention vitamin. | | | | We get vitamin D3 through exposure of the skin to |
| Almost half of the cases of breast cancer and almost | | | | sunlight, or ultraviolet B, our diet, and with nutritional |
| two thirds of colorectal cancer, in the United States, | | | | supplements. (It is important to note here that the |
| have been helped with what appears to be the | | | | researchers underscored the importance of limiting |
| cancer prevention vitamin, Vitamin D, | | | | sun exposure such that the skin does not change |
| (25-hydroxyvitamin D). The data from the breast | | | | color (tan) or burn.) If you are sensitivity to sunlight, |
| cancer study showed individuals with the highest | | | | or you or a personal or family has a history of |
| blood levels of 25(OH)D HAD the lowest risk factors | | | | nonmelanoma skin cancer, any amount of extra sun |
| for cancer. Wouldn't it be great if we could prevent | | | | exposure would be inadvisable. Therefore a cancer |
| most breast cancers? The researchers for this | | | | prevention vitamin may be taken in higher dose for |
| cancer prevention vitamin divided the data from two | | | | those how have this sensitivity. That cancer |
| studies into five equal groups from the lowest blood | | | | prevention vitamin is easily available in some vitamin |
| levels of 25(H)D to the highest level of 25(OH)D. The | | | | supplements. |
| data showing whether or not the individuals | | | | Analysis of the colorectal cancer study had shown |
| developed cancer was also included with these | | | | that in 2006 that a low dose of vitamin D (cancer |
| studies. This is strong evidence that we are closer to | | | | prevention vitamin) didn't protect against colorectal |
| developing a cancer prevention vitamin for breast | | | | cancer within seven years of follow-up. However, the |
| cancer. | | | | researchers wrote, the analysis did show that a |
| The cancer prevention vitamin data from the | | | | higher dose (of cancer prevention vitamin) may |
| colorectal study was an analysis of five studies | | | | reduce its incidence. |
| relating to 25(OH)D with risk of colon cancer. All | | | | I am not a doctor so please consult your healthcare |
| these studies involved subjects with a risk of colon | | | | provider. |