{"id":2597,"date":"2017-01-19T03:19:07","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T08:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=2597"},"modified":"2017-01-12T14:24:09","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T19:24:09","slug":"higher-vitamin-d-levels-may-boost-breast-cancer-survival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/19\/higher-vitamin-d-levels-may-boost-breast-cancer-survival\/","title":{"rendered":"Higher Vitamin D Levels May Boost Breast Cancer Survival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vitamin D has long been known as an essential nutrient that aids your bones with calcium absorption. A recent study shows that there may also be a link between <\/span>vitamin D levels<\/span><\/a> and surviving <\/span>breast cancer<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Examining the Link between Vitamin D and Breast Cancer Survival<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The study, performed by a research team from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, began in 2006 with a group of women from California who had been diagnosed with invasive <\/span>breast cancer<\/span><\/a>. Participants were divided into three sub-groups based on blood levels of a particular vitamin D marker.<\/span><\/p>\n

Women with more advanced cancers tended to have low levels of the marker. Over an average of seven years of follow-up, 100 of these women died compared to 76 women with high levels. There were approximately 1,600 women total involved in the study.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, women with the highest <\/span>vitamin D<\/span><\/a> levels were 28 percent less likely to die of any cause, once factors such as tumor characteristics were accounted for. This link was the strongest among pre-menopausal women.<\/span><\/p>\n

What Does This Mean for the Future?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

According to lead author Song Yao, overall results showed “30 percent reduction of all-cause mortality” linked to vitamin D levels at the time of diagnosis. While the study supports previous research linking vitamin D with breast cancer survival, Yao said a randomized controlled trial would be needed to determine a direct cause-and-effect.<\/span><\/p>\n

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