Doctors Balk at Cancer Ad, Citing Lack of Evidence

The young woman in the American Cancer Society advertisement holds up a photograph of a smiling blonde. “My sister accidentally killed herself. She died of skin cancer,” reads the headline.

The public service announcement, financed by the sunscreen maker Neutrogena, is running in 15 women’s magazines this summer. It warns readers that “left unchecked, skin cancer can be fatal,” and urges them to “use sunscreen, cover up and watch for skin changes.”

The woman in the picture is a model, not a skin cancer victim.... ...continue reading Doctors Balk at Cancer Ad, Citing Lack of Evidence

Vitamin D Lowers Cancer Risk

Building hope for one pill to prevent many cancers, vitamin D cut the risk of several types of cancer by 60 percent overall for older women in the most rigorous study yet.

The new research strengthens the case made by some specialists that vitamin D may be a powerful cancer preventive and most people should get more of it... ...continue reading Vitamin D Lowers Cancer Risk

Study: Vitamin D Lowers Cancer Risk in Women

OMAHA, Neb.  -  Building hope for one pill to prevent many cancers, vitamin D cut the risk of several types of cancer by 60 percent overall for older women in the most rigorous study yet.

The new research strengthens the case made by some specialists that vitamin D may be a powerful cancer preventive and most people should get more of it... ...continue reading Vitamin D Lowers Cancer Risk in Women 

Vitamin D Cuts Cancer Risk in Study of U.S. Women

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Large doses of vitamin D may reduce the risk of cancer, according to a four-year U.S. study published on Friday involving nearly 1,200 women over the age of 55 in rural Nebraska... ...continue reading Vitamin D Cuts Cancer Risk in Study of U.S. Women 

‘Sunshine vitamin' protects against MS

Huge study suggests vitamin D reduces risk of debilitating disease

An abundance of vitamin D seems to help prevent multiple sclerosis, according to a study in more than 7 million people that offers some of the strongest evidence yet of the power of the "sunshine vitamin" against MS... ...continue reading 'Sunshine vitamin' protects against MS

Health and economic benefits from sun exposure are much greater than risks

Health and economic burdens from insufficient solar UVB irradiance and vitamin D greatly outweigh all known adverse health outcomes. These are the findings from a rigorous study published this week by the journal Photochemistry and Photobiology. Scientists investigated the annual number of cases and deaths due to cancer, multiple sclerosis, and osteoporotic hip fracture that likely could have been prevented with sufficient vitamin D... ...continue reading Health and economic benefits from sun exposure are much greater than risks: study