Vitamin D level linked to Cancer Progression

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_Low vitamin D linked to aggressive tumors in breast_

(http://wrightnewsletter.com/2011/05/12/vit-d-and-breast-cancer/)

Will the mainstream ignore this cancer link?

The mainstream may want to cling to their claims that vitamin D isn’t as

big a deal as we make it out to be, but that slippery line is getting harder

and harder to pull.

Especially when it comes down to the link between vitamin intake and cancer

— that’s when the mainstream’s willful ignorance gets downright

dangerous.

Recently, a group of researchers at the University of Rochester Medical

Center released the results of a groundbreaking study, one of the first to

examine the relationship between vitamin D and cancer progression. Breast

cancer, specifically.

And what they found was big — so big that it surprised even these expert

scientists. They’re calling for doctors to “strongly consider monitoring

vitamin D levels among breast cancer patients†and to correct those levels as

needed.

Why? Because they found that low levels of vitamin D are linked to more

aggressive tumors and poorer prognosis. Translation: Vitamin D could make a

very big difference in beating breast cancer.

Researchers looked at prognostic factors for 155 women who went under the

knife for breast cancer between the beginning of 2009 and September 2010, as

well as records of blood tests of vitamin D levels for one year before or

after surgery.

They also looked at several other factors and worked with a new test called

the Oncotype Dx score, which determines the likelihood of a recurrence of

cancer based on a score of 0 to 100 (higher risk coming with scores over

30).

When vitamin D test results were separated into “optimal†and

“sub-optimalâ€

groups, they found that more aggressive cancers were correlated with low

vitamin D levels. Low vitamin D levels were linked to high Oncotype Dx

scores. As if that weren’t enough, women with invasive cancer were also more

likely to have low levels of D.

Something tells me we’re not going to see these discoveries about D openly

celebrated in the mainstream press. Which is a shame, because who knows how

many lives could be saved.

But no matter what the mainstream says, don’t let them convince you that

vitamin D levels aren’t a big deal. Work with a physician skilled in natural

medicine to find your optimal levels of D (and other vitamins). And please

make sure every woman in your life sees this e-Tip.

Sources:

“Aggressive breast tumors linked to vitamin D deficiency,†Medical Xpress

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