Blog Entries tagged 'breast cancer'

Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Pre-menopausal Women with Breast Cancer

rwilson@etstan.com — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Studies are finding pre-menopausal women in early stages of breast cancer also suffer from Vitamin D deficiency, indicating there might be a link. Vitamin D is a booster of the immune system and helps the body fight off a variety of bacterial infections � and possibly more. There�s an increasing amount of evidence which shows breast cancer is less likely in women with high levels of Vitamin D.

Researchers at Columbia University reported that in their study of 103 pre-menopausal women [...]

Sun Reduces Some Cancer Risks

etstanningbeds+bill@gmail.com — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Cancer Monthly , a cancer patient advocacy magazine, has published yet another article linking sun exposure (including UV-B exposure which can be derived from indoor tanning in tanning salons) to a reduced cancer risk.

The article, published in March 2009, cites a recent study published in the Annals of Epidemiology (Grant WB, Mohr SB. Ecological studies of ultraviolet B, vitamin D and cancer since 2000. Annals of Epidemiology, 2009) that found strong associations between vitamin D de [...]

The Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Breast Cancer

rwilson@etstan.com — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:00:00 +0100

There's a strong statistical link between Vitamin D deficiencies and breast cancer, says William B. Grant, Ph.D., in his March 2004 essay. The essay was featured on the Sunlight, Nutrition and Health Research Center website .

Grant's research showed that more than 200,000 women across the United States get breast cancer yearly with diet and lifestyle being the two determining risk factors. Proper diet and exercise can help reduce the risk of breast cancer, however a key benefit is get [...]