Vitamin D DeficiencyPrognosisAgedMiddle AgedUnited StatesEuropeFemalePeople with very low levels of vitamin D seem to have a higher risk of death from all causes, a study in The BMJ has found1—including cardiovascular disease, and cancer if they have a history of cancer. The group of ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a detailed review, funded by Cancer Research UK, scientists looked at all the available evidence and found there was no link between the amount of vitamin D in men’s blood and the risk of prostate cancer. The findings support a review by the International Agency for...
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A large European study published on bmj.com today reports that high blood levels of vitamin D are associated with a lower risk of colon cancer. The risk dropped by as much as 40 percent in people with the highest levels compared with those in the lowest. Colorectal cancer is the combinati...
After looking at the patients' levels of vitamin D, which is crucial for good bone health, and their medical histories, the team found that people with higher levels of the vitamin appeared to have a higher risk of developing the two types of nonmelanoma cancer: basal cell, the most common...
The results were inconsistent and yielded either no, inverse or positive associations. By contrast, the majority of studies in cancer patients showed that patients with higher 25(OH)D levels had a decreased risk of mortality. This relationship was particularly evident in cohorts of colorectal cancer...
the men against prostate cancer by promoting vitamin D synthesis. Because of the association between sun exposure and certain skin cancers, however, the scientists noted, “increasing vitamin D intake from diet and supplements may be the safest solution to achieve adequate levels of vitamin D.”9...
Sara Hiom, director of health information at Cancer Research UK, said: “There’s still a way to go before we fully understand the link between a person’s vitamin D levels and their risk of cancer. There is consistent evidence that bowel cancer is less common in people with high levels ...
High levels of vitamin D may be linked to a lower risk of developing cancer, including liver cancer, concludes a large study of Japanese adults published by The BMJ today.
In summary, the predictor scores provided poor estimates of absolute circulating 25(OH)D levels but were more successful at ranking individuals similarly by their actual and predicted levels. The predictor scores were also able to replicate results from previous EPIC colorectal cancer incidence and ...