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Talk about a rock and a hard place. Doctors have been telling you for years to make sure you put on sunscreen when you go outside during a brilliantly bright day, to ensure you don’t get skin cancer. But now a new study shows some exposure to the sun helps your body make Vitamin D – a substance that can potentially ward off a large number of other types of even more serious cancers.… continue reading

In light of emerging research on the benefits of vitamin D, the Canadian Cancer Society said Monday that Canadians could consider brief, unprotected exposure to the sun, increased dietary intake of the vitamin and the use of supplements. Over the past 18 months, evidence has emerged suggesting that vitamin D may reduce the risk for colorectal cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, multiple myeloma and other diseases such as multiple sclerosis.… continue reading

MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT For decades, researchers have puzzled over why rich northern countries have cancer rates many times higher than those in developing countries — and many have laid the blame on dangerous pollutants spewed out by industry. But research into vitamin D is suggesting both a plausible answer to this medical puzzle and a heretical notion: that cancers and other disorders in rich countries aren’t caused mainly by pollutants but by a vitamin deficiency known to be less acute or even non-existent in poor nations.… continue reading

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — National Osteoporosis Month is right around the corner, reminding most health professionals to counsel their clients about the bone-building benefits of calcium and vitamin D. With help from Dairy Council of California, Osteoporosis Month is also an opportunity to promote vitamin D’s health benefits beyond bones and bring attention to a discouraging decline in vitamin D status among Americans.… continue reading

TORONTO – The Canadian Cancer Society is alarmed at the results of a recent survey that shows that many young people in Ontario are deliberately exposing themselves to dangerous levels of ultraviolet radiation(UVR) by using tanning beds and other forms of artificial tanning equipment.… continue reading