A Vitamin That Stops Cancer

This is important because these cancers account for 35% of cancer cases and 20% of deaths from cancer in the United States.

Studies show that vitamins fight cancer, promoting cell differentials, preventing cancer cells from increasing, promoting apoptosis (the suicide of cancer cells) and preventing the formation of blood vessels within tumors.

The review, published in the Journal of Cancer, found that 4,000 UI/d of vitamin D3 could prevent the progress of cancer, measured by the main biomarketer 25-hydoxyclecalchiferol [25 (OH) D].

breast cancer studies have found that high levels of vitamin D serums can reduce cancer mortality by 44%.

In fact, women with very low levels of vitamin D in diagnosis had 94% more likely to develop metastase than women with normal levels and 73% were more likely to die.

Combined with calcium, vitamin D reduces risk to 77% of all cancers in postmenopausal women.

There are two different forms of vitamin D: vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (colecalciferol). Vitamin D2 is acquired by plants, while D3 are gained from exposure to the sun by the body after being processed by liver and kidneys.