Breast Cancer

New findings from L.N. Anderson and co-authors describe advances in breast cancer

Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 10th, 2010

A new study, 'Vitamin D and calcium intakes and breast cancer risk in pre- and postmenopausal women,' is now available. "Some evidence suggests that vitamin D may reduce breast cancer risk. Despite the biological interaction between vitamin D and calcium, few studies have evaluated their joint effects on breast cancer risk," scientists in Toronto, Canada report.

"The objective was to evaluate the associations and potential interaction between vitamin D and calcium (from food and supplements) and breast cancer risk in a population-based case-control study. Breast cancer cases aged 25-74 y (diagnosed 2002-2003) were identified through the Ontario Cancer Registry. Controls...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2010-06-10)

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