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Vitamin D deficiency common in cancer patients
American Society for Radiation Oncology ^ | October 3, 2011 | Unknown

Posted on 10/03/2011 11:45:22 AM PDT by decimon

Predicts advanced disease

Miami Beach, Fla., October 2, 2011 – More than three-quarters of cancer patients have insufficient levels of vitamin D (25-hydroxy-vitamin D) and the lowest levels are associated with more advanced cancer, according to a study presented on October 2, 2011, at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

"Until recently, studies have not investigated whether vitamin D has an impact on the prognosis or course of cancer. Researchers are just starting to examine how vitamin D may impact specific features of cancer, such as the stage or extent of tumor spread, prognosis, recurrence or relapse of disease, and even sub-types of cancer," Thomas Churilla, lead author of the study and a medical student at the Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton, Pa., said.

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Patients who were found to be vitamin D deficient were administered replacement therapy, increasing serum D levels by an average of 14.9 ng/mL. Investigators will be analyzing if vitamin D supplementation had an impact on aspects of treatment or survival in the long-term.

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(Excerpt) Read more at eurekalert.org ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: cancer; health; medicine; vitamind; vitamins
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To: Will88

It makes total sense to me. Thank you, Will88! (one of the cancers listed in the article is the type he died from)


21 posted on 10/03/2011 12:17:10 PM PDT by momtothree
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To: theKid51

ping


22 posted on 10/03/2011 12:20:50 PM PDT by bmwcyle (Obama is a Communist, a Muslim, and an illegal alien)
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To: aruanan

My husband was just diagnosed with prostate cancer last week. He’s been a vegan for the past few years, and his cholesterol is very low. I think that his vitamin D levels may be low. He doesn’t get outside enough, and we live in N. California.

My daughter is low on vitamin D due to anti-seizure medication. It’s been difficult to get her levels up to normal. Low vitamin D causes all sorts of problems.


23 posted on 10/03/2011 12:21:57 PM PDT by luckystarmom
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To: aruanan

My husband was just diagnosed with prostate cancer last week. He’s been a vegan for the past few years, and his cholesterol is very low. I think that his vitamin D levels may be low. He doesn’t get outside enough, and we live in N. California.

My daughter is low on vitamin D due to anti-seizure medication. It’s been difficult to get her levels up to normal. Low vitamin D causes all sorts of problems.


24 posted on 10/03/2011 12:22:09 PM PDT by luckystarmom
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To: momtothree
Perhaps the body “knows” it has cancer and creates those cravings?

I've long believed that when the body craves certain foods or substances, that the food or substance will be very beneficial or very detrimental.

I'd bet, except for the proverbial sweet tooth, that most cravings for specific foods are for something the body needs.

25 posted on 10/03/2011 12:24:15 PM PDT by Will88
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To: ConservativeDude

Melanoma skin cancer IS higher among the sunlight/ vitamin D deficient.


26 posted on 10/03/2011 12:24:46 PM PDT by Williams (Honey Badger Don't Care)
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To: ConservativeDude

Melanoma skin cancer IS higher among the sunlight/ vitamin D deficient.


27 posted on 10/03/2011 12:26:34 PM PDT by Williams (Honey Badger Don't Care)
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To: RnMomof7
Because of the NEW standards almost EVERYONE is deficient in Vit D

Actually, this is due to the growing awareness of the detrimental impact of Vit D insufficiency compounded by the scare mongering of the dermatologists and the varying bioavailability of VitD supplements.

Stop depending on eating processed Vit D - cancer patients should be tanned/mildly sunburned all the time.

/end rant

28 posted on 10/03/2011 12:27:25 PM PDT by corkoman
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To: decimon
The area in which this study was conducted (Northeast PA) is already an area where many people don't have enough vitamin D, especially older individuals. Did the researchers take this into account? Being sick would also tend to lead to more vitamin deficiency.

Maybe they are on to something, but I'd like to see all the controls.

29 posted on 10/03/2011 12:28:55 PM PDT by Rokurota
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To: ConservativeDude

Melanoma skin cancer IS higher among the sunlight/ vitamin D deficient.


30 posted on 10/03/2011 12:31:26 PM PDT by Williams (Honey Badger Don't Care)
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31 posted on 10/03/2011 12:38:45 PM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
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To: Fawn

Likely your new doctors have a higher standard for the vitamin D level you require?


32 posted on 10/03/2011 12:55:05 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: pandoraou812
Vit D ping.

Gotta have it! ;-)

33 posted on 10/03/2011 1:24:38 PM PDT by TigersEye (Life is about choices. Your choices. Make good ones.)
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To: DaxtonBrown

Do you think you could explain in more detail your experience. I ask because my dad was diagnosed with a rare form of melanoma called desmal plastic, eight years ago. He actually went into remission with an oral chemo called Timadar. Three weeks after that he developed another cancer call Merkel Cell which is another deadly and extremely aggressive and fast growning skin cancer. Regular IV chemo did nothing. He will be starting a clinicl trial that might hold it at bay but there are no promises since this is a rare form of cancer.

We have been praying like crazy for a miracle. If this trial doesn’t work, I hope that there may be another one for him to try.

He is wary about the vitamin regimine because he only wants to take exactly what his doctors say are okay for hin to take.


34 posted on 10/03/2011 2:08:09 PM PDT by diamond6 (Check out: http://www.biblechristiansociety.com/home.php and learn about the faith.)
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To: decimon

That’s probably why Maine has such a high cancer rate. Maine is “a place where the sun don’t shine”.


35 posted on 10/03/2011 2:52:26 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER ( Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
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To: corkoman
Stop depending on eating processed Vit D - cancer patients should be tanned/mildly sunburned all the time.

Yes, they call that "Radiation therapy"....with the nefarious Liner Accelerator.

36 posted on 10/03/2011 2:59:56 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER ( Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
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To: Magic Fingers
Based in most of the research I’ve seen I lean toward “on the other hand”.

Probably so. Vitamin D has been found relatively recently to be involved in a huge number of processes aside from preventing Vitamin D deficiency disease.
37 posted on 10/03/2011 3:16:06 PM PDT by aruanan
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To: decimon

I have been taking Vitamin D3 for about a week now after reading another FR thread .. The power Of (Vitamin) D

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2783585/posts?q=1&;page=51

I am taking 1000iu twice a day (2000iu daily)

Thoughts on how much someone should be taking??


38 posted on 10/03/2011 3:45:16 PM PDT by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
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To: free_life
I have been taking Vitamin D3 for about a week now after reading another FR thread .. The power Of (Vitamin) D

That was a good post. The article was a good synopsis of what's going on with vitamin D.

I am taking 1000iu twice a day (2000iu daily)

Thoughts on how much someone should be taking??

I can't make recommendations.

If I'm up to date then Dr. Holick is a 2,000IU a day man and Dr. Cannell a 5,000IU a day man. There are too many variables for any blanket recommendation so everyone recommends a blood test to determine need.

39 posted on 10/03/2011 3:54:23 PM PDT by decimon
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To: decimon; free_life

I’ve been in the Cannell (and Rheinhold Vieth) camp of 5,000-10,000 i.u./day for a couple of years (when I don’t get 30 minutes of sun - hoping to forestall prostate cancer recurrence). Latest (25-OH D) blood test = 75 ng/mL. Some (not many, mainly in Europe) MD’s/ND’s recommend an upper limit of 200 ng/mL while most are saying 50/100 is best for optimal health.


40 posted on 10/03/2011 4:19:37 PM PDT by Magic Fingers
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