![Vitamin D & Cancer Death Risk](https://www.clearvuehealth.com/images/vitamind-cancerdeath_title.jpg)
TLDR
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Vitamin D & Cancer Risk
Vitamin D levels are correlated with a lower risk of developing cancer.
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2. Vitamin D Supplements & Cancer
However, giving people vitamin D supplements has not been shown to help reduce the risk of cancer.
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3. Vitamin D & Cancer Mortality
Interestingly however, taking daily vitamin D does appear to correlate with a lower risk of dying from cancer. Many patients can live decades with cancer in remission. Taking vitamin D supplements may help with that.
Background
what is it?
where to get it
Key Facts
- typefat soluble
- sourcediet, skin
- other namescalciferol, cholecalciferol
Appearance
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Use List
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bone growth
![](https://clearvuehealth-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/15952886689397028.png)
calcium
![](https://clearvuehealth-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/15952886857826219.png)
immunity
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the sun
your body can create vitamin D with assistance from the sun
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diet
some foods such as milk and fish contain vitamin D
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supplements
Vitamin D can also be obtained from dietary supplements
Key facts: Vitamin D plays a key role in bone growth, calcium absorption, and your immune system. Unlike some vitamins, your body can produce it with the help of the sun. Sunlight helps catalyze a key reaction in the production of Vitamin D.
Study 1:
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Data Source
"The summary RR was 0.87 (95% CI, 0.79-0.96; P = 0.005; I2 = 0%), which was largely attributable to interventions with daily dosing (as opposed to infrequent bolus dosing). No statistically significant heterogeneity was observed by attained levels of circulating 25(OH)D (Pheterogeneity = 0.83), with RR being 0.88 (95% CI, 0.78-0.98; P = 0.02; I2 = 0%) for ≤100 nmol/l and 0.85 (95% CI, 0.70-1.03; P = 0.11; I2 = 0%) for >100 nmol/l."
Study 2:
![Vitamin D & Total Mortality Risk](https://www.clearvuehealth.com/images/vitamind-cancerdeath_totalmortality.jpg)
Vitamin D has been associated with a significantly lower risk of dying at any given time. Much of this reduction in risk of death is driven by Vitamin D's effect in reducing risk of cancer death.
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Data Source:
" Corresponding to the 13% reduction in cancer mortality, there was a statistically significant 7% reduction in total mortality in our meta-analysis where cancer death (n = 1591) accounted for 33% of total death (n = 4872). "
Study 3:
![Vitamin D & Invasive Cancer Risk: Clinical trial results chart](https://www.clearvuehealth.com/images/vitamind-cancer-risk_clinicaltrial.jpg)
A clinical trial showed that vitamin D supplements did not reduce cancer risk. Researchers studied 25,871 participants over 5.3 years. Participants were randomized to receive either a placebo or a daily vitamin D supplement.
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