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Is UV radiation exposure correlated with cancer?
Dr William Grant reviews a study published by Stephen W. Lin and colleagues which found solar UVB doses in July inversely correlated with incidence of 12 types of cancer. Continue reading
The better your vitamin D level, the better your breast cancer markers?
Dr Cannell reviews a recent study from Dr. Luke Peppone and colleagues from the University of Rochester Medical Center on the association between vitamin D levels and breast cancer markers. Continue reading
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New research: Vitamin D supplements significantly reduce Ki67 in prostate cancer cells
Dr Cannell reviews exciting new research conducted by Professor Reinhold Vieth which shows increasing vitamin D intake significantly reduces levels of Ki67, a protein that indicates cancer growth, in prostate cancer cells. Continue reading
Subsequent primary cancers after melanoma diagnosis support that low vitamin D level is a risk factor for melanoma
A recent set of papers on melanoma in the United States in the November 2011 supplement of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology provided insight into melanoma, vitamin D, UVB exposure and internal cancers. Continue reading
No association between vitamin D and fatigue in cancer patients
A group from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center study whether there is an association between fatigue and loss of appetite in cancer patients Continue reading
A look at the “melanoma epidemic”
Four British dermatologists looked at 3,971 melanoma cases in East Anglia from 1991 to 2004. Continue reading
Leukemia and vitamin D
A recent study takes a look at vitamin D deficiency and sufficiency in 105 leukemia cancer patients and observes outcomes in therapy response and aggressiveness of the disease. Continue reading
Russian ecological study finds increase in cancer rates at higher latitudes
Dr. William Grant dissects latitudinal studies and shares a finding from Michael F. Borisenkov, who in a paper reported that a number of cancer rates increase significantly with increasing latitude in Russia. Continue reading
Reduced risk of cancer in vitamin D and calcium supplementation
To date, there are only three randomized controlled trials (RCT) on whether vitamin D plays a role in preventing cancer. One of the three RCTs was previously thought to show no benefit in supplementing with vitamin D and calcium, until a recent reanalysis of the data. The reanalysis shows that in fact vitamin D and calcium can possibly reduce the risk of cancer. Continue reading
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Colon inflammation and vitamin D
Another randomized controlled trial of vitamin D was released, this one on colon inflammation, the kind known to lead to colon polyps and colon cancer. Continue reading
