Vitamin D supplements may reduce risk of developing advanced cancer
For many years, investigators have been trying to pin down the tantalising connection between vitamin…
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Vitamin D may help prevent a common side effect of anti-cancer immunotherapy
New research indicates that taking vitamin D supplements may help prevent a potentially serious side…
Vitamin D could help mitigate chemotherapy side effects
As many cancer patients will confirm, the chemotherapy prescribed to kill the disease is often…
4½ myths about sunscreen and why they’re wrong
Katie Lee, The University of Queensland and Monika Janda, The University of Queensland Many Australians…
Vitamin D dials down the aggression in melanoma cells
Vitamin D influences the behaviour of melanoma cells in the lab by making them less…
Does eating dairy foods increase your risk of prostate cancer?
Research Checks interrogate newly published studies and how they’re reported in the media. The analysis is…
Vitamin D and fish oil show promise in prevention of cancer death and heart attacks
The VITamin D and OmegA-3 Trial (VITAL) is the largest and most recent to test…
Vitamin D metabolite helps stop drug-resistant cancer
What’s good for our bones may also help stop cancer cells that develop resistance to…
High-dose vitamin D shows benefit in patients with advanced colorectal cancer
Results of a small clinical trial suggest that supplementing chemotherapy with high doses of vitamin…
Large international study links blood vitamin D levels to colorectal cancer risk
A new study authored by scientists from the American Cancer Society, the Harvard T.H. Chan…