Higher Vitamin D Levels Cut Colon Cancer Risk

Higher vitamin D levels cut colorectal cancer risk by 31%, according to a major international study.

Higher vitamin D levels significantly drive down colorectal cancer risk, a large new international study has found.

The vitamin, found in fatty fish and sunshine, was found to strengthen resistance to stomach tumors by blocking a common gateway that cancer cells pass through - and it was most protective in women.

The report, led by the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, adds weight to a long-suspected theory which, until now, had not been proven. Read more