In Honor of Breast Cancer Awarness
Month I wanted to share some very
important information with all my
readers on some connections that have
been made with Breast Cancer and
Vitamin D Deficency. 

The Vitamin D Solution

By Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD

Cracking One of Cancer’s Codes Breast Cancer

Here’s a staggering statistic: Women who are deficient in vitamin D at the time they are diagnosed with breast cancer are nearly 75 percent more likely to die from the disease than women with sufficient vitamin D levels. What’s more, their cancer is twice as likely to metastasize to other parts of the body.

In the United States, more than forty thousand women die from breast cancer every year—making it the deadliest killer of women after heart disease. One woman in eight either has or will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. There are 214,000 new cases and 41,000 deaths from breast cancer each year in the United States. A 2008 study found that women who had a vitamin D deficiency at the time they were diagnosed with breast cancer were 94 percent more likely to have their cancer spread than women with adequate 25-vitamin D levels in their bodies.

In May 1999, a landmark study by Dr. Esther John, based on the meticulous analysis of breast cancer statistics from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, was published. The authors conclude definitively that sun exposure and a vitamin D–rich diet significantly lower the risk of breast cancer.

Are You at Risk?

Find out how much vitamin D is recommended for you and if you may have a dangerously low D level!