Doug found this article on the web and sent it to me. And I'd like to share it with you. I only put the first couple paragraphs, so to read the whole article go to: http://www.webmd.com/colorectal-cancer/news/20080618/vitamin-d-may-up-colon-cancer-survival
Vitamin D May Up Colon Cancer Survival
Study Shows Patients With Higher Vitamin D Levels Before Diagnosis Live Longer
Researchers with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Harvard School of Public Health have found that patients with colon cancer who were among the top 25% in levels of vitamin D before being diagnosed were less likely to die during the study period than those who were among the 25% with the lowest levels of the vitamin.
"Our data suggest that higher prediagnosis ... levels of [vitamin D] after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer may significantly improve overall survival," the researchers write.
Previous research published this year linked higher levels of vitamin D to a reduced risk of colorectal cancer, but the vitamin's effect on cancer survival wasn't known at that time. For the current study, researchers.....
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment