At the moment, Vitamin D may fight cancer
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TORONTO  -- As winter gets closer, the days get shorter -- and along with a shortage of light, many North Americans may also find themselves short of vitamin D, a potential cancer fighter.
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Large doses of vitamin D may reduce the risk of cancer, according to a four-year U.S. study published on Friday involving nearly 1,200 women over the age of 55 in rural Nebraska.
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The findings of a series of  animal studies indicate that calcium deficiency, which  accelerates the rate that calcium is absorbed back into the  bone, promotes breast cancer tumor growth in bone, Australian  researchers report.
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FRIDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Patients in phase 1 cancer trials may be skewing the results if they are also taking vitamins, herbal preparations, minerals and other dietary supplements, researchers report.
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Vitamin C can impede the growth of  some types of tumors although not in the way some scientists  had suspected, researchers reported on Monday.
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A new analysis of previously published studies indicates vitamin supplements (antioxidant supplements) are not effective in protecting against stomach cancer and the researchers warn that they may in fact increase the risk of developing cancer.
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Raising vitamin D levels by taking supplements and absorbing a little bit of sunshine each day may help prevent colorectal and breast cancers, said two studies.
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In another blow to the belief that antioxidant supplements improve health, an authoritative analysis has concluded there is no evidence the vitamins ward off common digestive cancers.    Some experts say, however, that the findings do not mean the cancer-fighting potential of antioxidant pills should be written off just yet...
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THURSDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- What's good for your diet may also guard against skin cancer.
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Large doses of vitamin D may reduce  the risk of cancer, according to a four-year U.S. study  published on Friday involving nearly 1,200 women over the age  of 55 in rural Nebraska.
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A drug widely used to treat H.I.V. infection may also be effective in fighting cancer, a new study suggests, and a human trial of the medicine is already under way.
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The chemical in cannabis that produces a high may help to combat cancer, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - In certain Middle Eastern and other countries where conservative dress curtails exposure to sunlight, high levels of vitamin D supplementation may be needed to raise serum levels sufficiently in women, investigators report.
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Whether it is herbs, homeopathy or vitamin and mineral supplements, more than a third of cancer patients in Europe use alternative medicine.
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Science & environment: Healthy levels of vitamin D may help protect against age-related diseases, say scientists.
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A vitamin made when sunlight hits the skin could help slow down the ageing of cells and tissues, say researchers.
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A drug used to treat bone marrow cancer may also help treat osteoporosis by stimulating stem cells, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.