Vit D a must to ward off cancer

[RobinP]

Well, we've discussed on these boards how vit D is a benefit at warding off bc and bc relapse. Looks like a lack of vit D may be very dangerous... http://www.abstract.asco.org/AbstView_55_31397.html
Frequency of vitamin D (Vit D) deficiency at breast cancer (BC) diagnosis and association with risk of distant recurrence and death in a prospective cohort study of T1-3, N0-1, M0 BC.

Well, stock up on your vitamin D folks.

[RobinP]

Whoops, forgot to post that this was from the ASCO
breast cancer conference going on now, June2008.

[AlaskaAngel]

Hi Robin.

This reminds me of the days when sailors didn't get enough vitamin C on long travels and people learned that something as simple as lemons and limes carried on the journey do prevent major disease like scurvy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scurvy

For something so key that can be had so easily, I certainly hope that testing for vitamin D level will become standard practice for annual exams.