Vitamin D May Lower Colon Cancer Risk - New Study
"Researchers in Europe have found that people with abundant levels of vitamin D -- the so-called sunshine vitamin -- have a much lower risk of colon cancer. The findings add to a growing body of evidence that suggest vitamin D may have the power to help prevent colon cancer and possibly even improve survival in those who have the disease.
"Our findings suggest that the potential cancer risk benefits of higher vitamin D levels should be balanced with caution for the toxic potential," they write in today's online version of BMJ. "Before any public health recommendations can be made for vitamin D supplementation, new randomized trials are needed to test the hypothesis that increases in [blood levels of vitamin D] are effective in reducing colorectal cancer risk without inducing serious adverse events."
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in men and women in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society."
Source:By Kelli Miller Stacy
WebMD Health News
http://www.webmd.com/colorectal-cancer/news/20100121/vitamin-d-may-lower-colon-cancer-risk Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD
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