There is more and more evidence that having normal Vit D levels is good for women with breast cancer. This new report is worth looking at (Click on the Title for more Details)
The researchers studied more than 500 women with breast cancer and found that women deficient in vitamin D were 94 percent more likely to have their cancer spread and 73 percent more likely to die from their cancer.
The findings of the study—which are expected to be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting, to be held May 31 to June 3, in Chicago —suggest that vitamin D deficiency is very common in women with breast cancer. The study found that only 24 percent of the patients had adequate levels of vitamin D when they were diagnosed. The researchers discovered that human breast cancer cells shriveled up and died when vitamin D was added to them.
Many women are now Vitamin D deficient as they protect themselves from the sun.
We also measure Vit D levels when a patient is on an Aromatase Inhibitor as the reduced oestrogen levels can increase the incidence of Osteoporosis.
This is the breast cancer site of Prof John Boyages, author of Breast Cancer: Taking Control
