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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2004 96(10):735-736; doi:10.1093/jnci/96.10.735
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NEWS

Studies Shedding Light on Vitamin D and Cancer

Cori Vanchieri

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Vitamin D is getting its moment in the sun, and news of its potential health benefits has some scientists wondering if warning people away from solar rays is doing more harm than good. Are we inviting some diseases—including common cancers—to avoid skin cancers?


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  		Some vitamin D researchers say 15 minutes in the sun, sans sunscreen, 3 days a week is enough to boost vitamin D production. Others are more cautious.

 
The list of maladies linked with vitamin D insufficiency is growing far beyond rickets and other bone diseases. Epidemiologic studies suggest that higher intake of vitamin D protects against multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. A study from Finland showed that vitamin D supplementation in infancy is associated with a reduced risk for type 1 diabetes. Clinical studies have linked low serum vitamin D levels with hypertension.

"There’s more to this vitamin D story," said Ronald Lieberman, M.D., program director of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

From Vitamin to Hormone

Prostate Cancer Higher in Blacks—and Scandinavians

Treatment First

D Partners with Calcium in the Colon


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