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Wed, Nov-11-09, 12:19

Nancy LC

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Vitamin D May Help Patients Survive Cancer

http://www.renegadeneurologist.com/...survive-cancer/

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When Joanna Fuchs was diagnosed with colon cancer last year, a blood test revealed she was severely deficient in vitamin D.

“I was obviously very concerned and very worried,” Fuchs said.

So, too, was her husband, Dr. Charles Fuchs of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, who is the senior author of a study published today that found colon cancer patients deficient in vitamin D were almost twice as likely to die over a 10-year period than patients with healthy levels of the nutrient.

“These findings make considerable sense,” Dr. Fuchs said, “because in the laboratory we find that vitamin D reduces the growth of colon cancer cells, prevents its spread to other organs, and actually reduces the growth of blood vessels to these tumors.”

Fuchs’ work is just the latest in a wave of new studies on vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to a greater risk of autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. It has also been linked to a doubling of heart attack risk among men, a 73 percent greater risk of dying from breast cancer, and more frequent asthma attacks among children.

“Vitamin D seems to be very helpful in making your immune system do what it is supposed to do,” Dr. Tanya Edwards, director of Integrative Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic.

The government recommends getting 200 to 600 international units of vitamin D a day. But those levels were set 11 years ago, primarily to keep bones healthy. To prevent other diseases, many researchers now say more is needed.

Most people used to get all the vitamin D they needed from the sun. But with Americans now using more sunscreens, more often or just staying out of the sun more people are becoming deficient in this nutrient.

The solution could be taking a daily supplement. But doctors recommend patients first get a blood test to determine just how deficient they may be.

That’s what Joanna Fuchs did. And now, with a daily vitamin D pill, she hopes to remain cancer-free.

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Wed, Nov-11-09, 13:38

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Originally Posted by Nancy LC

http://www.renegadeneurologist.com/...survive-cancer/

What I find horrifying in a story like this is that the husband was a Dana Farber Cancer Institute scientist and his wife was vitamin D deficient.
How bright do you have to be to grasp the idea first muted by
GARLAND and GARLAND Int. J. Epidemiol..1980 some 30 years ago.
Do sunlight and vitamin D reduce the likelihood of colon cancer?It is proposed that vitamin D is a protective factor against colon cancer. This hypothesis arose from inspection of the geographic distribution of colon cancer deaths in the U.S., which revealed that colon cancer mortality rates were highest in places where populations were exposed to the least amounts of natural light--major cities, and rural areas in high latitudes. The hypothesis is supported by a comparison of colon cancer mortality rates in areas that vary in mean daily solar radiation penetrating the atmosphere. A mechanism involving cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) is suggested.

While that paper was not proof positive there have been more than 450 papers since then, That's roughly one a month and only waking up to the fact when his own wife is found not only to be vitamin D deficient but also with colon cancer. I find it hard to believe that anyone in his position can be such a slow witted ethically challenged moron.

David Perlmutter is almost as irresponsible by not saying what an effective intake may be.
It's all very well saying the current RDA is too low and needs raising but it would have been better if he had pointed out that least incidence of chronic illness and cancer is generally found above 55ng/ml.
Most people require about 5000~6000iu to achieve that level.
A regular 25(OH)D Test is required to check the amount each person requires to sustain that level through the year.

And now, with a daily vitamin D pill, she hopes to remain cancer-free. But the chance of that happening will higher if she stays above 55ng than below so that daily D3 vitamin pill has got to be an effective strength.

And sustained over the year so the level remains HIGH and STABLE.
How to Optimize Vitamin D Supplementation to Prevent Cancer

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Thu, Nov-12-09, 14:27

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The Real Story on Vitamin D

Vitamin D Prevents Cancer: Is It True?

You can get it from the sun, from a pill or in your food, and it can save your life.

Bo

Last edited by BoBoGuy : Thu, Nov-12-09 at 16:46.