Follow on Google News News By Tag Industry News News By Location Country(s) Industry News
Follow on Google News | The Cancer-fighting Proof of Vitamin DFor cancer prevention, vitamin D is one of the kings of the hill when it comes to natural remedies. Cancer cells have rapid, uncontrolled growth and the inability to specialize or differentiate.
By: Dr.Victor Marchione Studies have linked the risk factors for prostate cancer and those conditions leading to vitamin-D deficiency, such as aging. The relationship between vitamin-D levels and subsequent risk of prostate cancer is a confusing one. Low levels have been associated with the development of more aggressive prostate cancer. In another study, increased cancer risk existed in those with very low levels — but also high levels. But know this: high-dose vitamin D has been added to traditional chemotherapy to treat androgen-independent prostate cancer with some success. In a large population study involving over 88,000 women for 16 years, vitamin D was linked with a significantly lower breast cancer risk in premenopausal women. Researchers pooled data from the literature to study the dose-response association between the vitamin and the disease: – Those who were vitamin-D sufficient had a 50% lower risk of breast cancer than those who were vitamin-D deficient. – Maintaining good levels of vitamin D to the point of preventing cancer requires a daily intake of 4,000 IU, which exceeds the National Academy of Science’s upper limit of 2,000 IU a day. It is therefore not surprising to learn that, when 36,282 postmenopausal women were randomly assigned to receive 1,000 mg of calcium and 400 IU of vitamin D3 or placebo for seven years, there was no difference in the invasive breast cancer incidence. In the future, large, well-designed clinical trials are needed to address the important question of whether or not high-dose vitamin D could prevent breast cancer. From a study with over 120,000 men and women, men with the highest vitamin-D intakes (from foods and supplements) But, a double-blind, placebo-controlled study involving 36,282 postmenopausal women, of which 18,176 women got 500 mg of calcium plus 200 IU of vitamin D3 twice a day and 18,106 received a matching placebo for seven years, failed to show any effect on the incidence of colorectal cancer. This study was criticized for using a dose of vitamin D too low to exert any effect on cancer. It was suggested that a daily intake of 1,000 IU of vitamin D would be needed in order to lower the risk of colorectal cancer. It is critically important that future, well-designed randomized clinical trials be done before we can be certain whether or not vitamin-D supplementation has a protective role against colorectal cancer in men — and its effect on cancer overall. And remember, you can always get more natural health advice, the latest alternative health breakthroughs and news, plus information about nutrition, alternative remedies and cures and doctors health advice, all free when you sign up for the Doctors Health Press e-Bulletin. Visit http://www.doctorshealthpress.com now to find out how to start your free subscription. The Snack That Makes You Smarter & 11 Other Brain-Boosting Super Foods FREE report reveals the foods that could help you maintain your healthy brain function and also could help you remember names and places easier. It will be like your mind has turned back the clock! Click here to get your FREE report. http://www.doctorshealthpress.com/ # # # Doctors Health Press has been providing thousands of readers with accurate and up-to-date free health advice and natural health breakthroughs through newsletters and health reports all geared to helping you live a longer, healthier and happier life. End
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
