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Vitamin D Slashes Cancer Rates

New study ties nutrient in milk, tuna, salmon to 60% decrease

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 8, 2007 2:30 PM CDT

(Newser) – The first research linking vitamin D directly to cancer prevention shows the nutrient sharply reduces cancer rates in older women. Only 3% of the 1,179 women monitored while taking a combination of vitamin D and calcium developed cancer over 4 years, a 60% lower...   Read full story »

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