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May 15
2009
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Vitamin D Links to Colorectal Cancer PatientsPosted by Ron Wilson in vitamin d, indoor tanning, health, colon cancer   |
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Yet another personal health study has been published linking vitamin D deficiency to colon or colorectal cancer. According to the scientists at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, "vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of developing colorectal polyps and cancer ."
And while this isn't necessarily new news, it's one of the first studies to measure the impact of vitamin D supplements as opposed to simply measuring the outcome of a vitamin D deficiency or measuring vitamin D levels retroactively. More importantly, it's also one of the first studies to propose a genetic reasoning for why certain individuals may respond more or less favorably to vitamin D based therapies.
They're not the only ones who say so.
According to an article on the Vitamin D Council website, in 1985, Cedric and Frank Garland found that increased sunlight and vitamin D reduced the likelihood of colon cancer . In 1989, the Garlands further found that vitamin D deficiency –– as created by air pollution and haze –– played a major role in colorectal cancer.
By understanding those genetic changes, the scientists at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute hope to improve patients' responses to vitamin D therapies, which are quickly becoming a popular chemotherapy alternative or complimentary therapy.
I'm no scientist, but it sounds like vitamin D just scored another major point on the critical vitamin board.
And while this isn't necessarily new news, it's one of the first studies to measure the impact of vitamin D supplements as opposed to simply measuring the outcome of a vitamin D deficiency or measuring vitamin D levels retroactively. More importantly, it's also one of the first studies to propose a genetic reasoning for why certain individuals may respond more or less favorably to vitamin D based therapies.
They're not the only ones who say so.
According to an article on the Vitamin D Council website, in 1985, Cedric and Frank Garland found that increased sunlight and vitamin D reduced the likelihood of colon cancer . In 1989, the Garlands further found that vitamin D deficiency –– as created by air pollution and haze –– played a major role in colorectal cancer.
By understanding those genetic changes, the scientists at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute hope to improve patients' responses to vitamin D therapies, which are quickly becoming a popular chemotherapy alternative or complimentary therapy.
I'm no scientist, but it sounds like vitamin D just scored another major point on the critical vitamin board.
