Breast Cancer and Vitamin D
Why is This Not Common Knowledge...

The subject of Breast Cancer and Vitamin D SHOULD be the hottest topic that is being discussed by every single woman out there. The evidence of the connection between Breast Cancer and Vitamin D Deficiency is SO strong that it is simply unthinkable that we are allowing women to be Vitamin D Deficient and possibly increasing their risk of breast cancer. Truly unthinkable that in a first world society, women are getting breast cancer for lack of a Vitamin supplement that would cost less than $100 per year.

"evidence suggests that vitamin D may
modestly reduce risk of breast cancer"

That's what the peer-reviewed analysis called Breast Cancer and Vitamin D says about it. This study analyzed many studies on the risk of breast cancer and vitamin D intake as well as sun exposure. While 'modest reduction' may not sound like something you would want to shout from the rooftops, if you could reduce your risk of breast cancer 'modestly' by taking a vitamin pill once a month- would you do it??

Garland CF, et al. Vitamin D and prevention of breast cancer: suggests a 50% reduction in breast cancer if all women were to have Vitamin D Levels of 52 ng/ml.

Lowe LC, et al. Plasma 25-hydroxy vitamin D concentrations, vitamin D receptor genotype and breast cancer risk in a UK Caucasian population: also suggests a 50% reduction in breast cancer with Vitamin D levels of 48 ng/ml.

So, at least two studies suggest a 50% reduction in breast cancer risk with higher than Normal Vitamin D Levels. That is HUGE and should be shouted out from the rooftops and in every health magazine around! Doctors and medical groups prescribe the cholesterol-lowering statin medications with almost a religious fervor to reduce heart attack risk by approximately 1%!! (Read The Great Cholesterol Lie to see why THAT'S crazy too!)

Not to mention the fact that Researchers say that Breast Cancer Screening is Useless and potentially harmful and the fact that they present breast cancer SCREENING as PREVENTION when the fact is that Screening and Prevention are NOT the Same Thing.

How Does Vitamin D Work

While no one knows EXACTLY how the risk of breast cancer and Vitamin D sufficiency works, there are some educated guesses. If you read the Vitamin D Facts page, you will notice that Vitamin D is actually an immune system stimulant. And cancer, in many cases, is a failure of the immune system to detect and get rid of the foreign cancer cells. But if Vitamin D can help to improve the immune system, then the cancer cells can be eliminated before they have a chance to take hold in the body.

This theory is valid, too, when you see that Vitamin D and Many Other Cancers are related as well. In fact, the video below shows Dr. Cedric Garland as he explains why Breast Cancer and Colon Cancer could be reduced up to 75% with adequate Vitamin D Levels:

But back to breast cancer and vitamin D….

At Diagnosis Breast Cancer and Vitamin D Status

In studies of women who were already diagnosed with breast cancer, some very interesting information arises too. Women with the lowest Vitamin D Levels were found to have more advanced stages of breast cancer at diagnosis. Also, women with higher levels of Vitamin D when diagnosed had better survival rates than those with lower levels.

On top of that, women undergoing chemotherapy had lower levels of Vitamin D than women who did NOT. No wonder that chemotherapy has a tendency to lower bone mineral density and contribute to osteoporosis. And seeing that Vitamin D plays a HUGE role in the metabolism of calcium in the bones, it seems like women undergoing chemotherapy are getting a one-two punch of higher death rates and decreased bone density if they DO survive. A slap in the face considering that both of these problems could be reduced using a simple vitamin D and calcium pill.

What if you already HAVE Breast Cancer

Vitamin D 'analogues' (meaning synthetic drugs) are being studied intensely in order to use them as breast cancer treatments. Vitamin D has been shown to be able to slow the growth of breast cancer cells and to actually KILL breast cancer cells that are exposed to high doses of Vitamin D. However, to use Vitamin D as a breast cancer treatment BY ITSELF has been shown to need such high doses that Overdose on Vitamin D would result. And since Vitamin D isn't effective on its own as a breast cancer treatment, doctors are not doing the next best thing- assuring ADEQUATE vitamin D levels in breast cancer patients. Since we KNOW that Vitamin D helps to slow the growth of breast cancer cells and to even be able to kill them, wouldn't YOU want every possible helper in your fight against breast cancer? Plus Vitamin D has been shown in MANY studies to improve mood.

So, even though adequate Vitamin D Levels are not going to be able to be the sole TREATMENT for your breast cancer, it can HELP to:

Slow tumor growth

Improve the immune system

Decrease death rates

Prevent the osteoporosis associated with chemotherapy

Improve mood

With all of those benefits of Breast Cancer and Vitamin D you need to INSIST on getting your vitamin D level checked. INSIST on it. According to the ethical guidelines of doctors, leaving people severely vitamin deficient- of ANY vitamin- is simply NOT an appropriate 'standard of care'.

Next --->
Vitamin D and Cancer

Strategies to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
That Your Doctor Won't Tell You About

Treat Your Vitamin D Deficiency- The easiest, cheapest and most effective way to reduce your risk. Don't delay another day.

Read 'Winning the War on Cancer'-'Winning the War on Cancer' is an 800 page ODYSSEY that is a MUST read for patients AND their doctors!! Rarely will you find a book on cancerthat covers so much territory...

Get A Breast Cancer Risk Test- it tells you your ratio of 'good' estrogen to 'bad' estrogen and more. You can SEE and MEASURE your risk.

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