Hey Everyone...Because I have been recently diagnosed with a severe Vitamin D deficiency, I've been doing a bit of research on it. Seems that they've done some recent studies with Breast CA patients and discovered that a majority of the women with breast CA have significant Vitamin D deficiency...AND that women WITH the D deficiencies tended to have more rapid advancement of their disease. There is a school of thought now that perhaps Vitamin D could play a part in helping control cancer growth. Since we have all been so preoccupied with sunscreen and preventing skin cancers we've set ourselves up for vitamin D deficiency...You can't possibly eat enough of it to make a difference...but spending 15-20 mins in the sun WITHOUT sunscreen every day can help...as would supplements. Mine was so severe that I'm taking 50,000 units/week for 12 weeks with an additional 2,000 units a day from now on. Though I lost my MIL to OVCA in February, I still visit this site periodically and wanted to share this information with you. Having your Vit D levels tested and making sure you get sufficient Vit D might help your body fight off the cancer. Turns out D is not just good for bones and teeth...Do a little research on Vit D and cancer or ask your doctor about it.
Debbie
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Vitamin D Deficiency
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- By momanderson920
- Posted April 4, 2009 at 3:38 pm
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Debbie, thanks for the info. I will ask to have mine checked. I don't go outside much at all. Even if you eat enough it has to be converted by sunlight, I think.
- By DTMEDIC
- Posted April 4, 2009 at 3:55 pm
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Not really, your body will convert it in any form...but sunlight is the only way the body MAKES its own Vitamin D and makes it in sufficiently high enough doses to be beneficial.
If you start doing the research on Vitamin D deficiency you might be surprised at how many things they think could be tied to it. Stuff that's been on the rise of the last couple of decades without any reasonable explaination.
As I said, might not mean anything in the end, but its a simple enough thing to fix.
- By zircons
- Posted April 4, 2009 at 7:04 pm
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I don't know about Vitamin D deficiency and ovarian cancer. I have always lived near the ocean and have gone out in the sun plus I take mutivitamins and I still got IT.
- By 1knocR
- Posted April 4, 2009 at 7:25 pm
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Thanks, Debbie. In the latest issue of Cure magazine, there is an article about Vitamin D and how the sun helps our bodies make Vitamin D. I am an outside person anyway so I am sure mine is not low at all. Anyone who does not go outside at all baffles me! My neighbor, how is Asian, will only do her lawn work at dusk, she is so afraid of the sun.
Today was such a beautiful day in my neck of the woods! I was outside weeding, trimming old branches off of the bushes, and my dogs were just in heaven being able to sit outside with me and lay in grass. Tomorrow is going to be the same, abundance of sunshine and 70 degrees. Just sitting outside under the trees with adequate shade will be the most pleasant was to spend a Sunday afternoon.
- By may27
- Posted April 4, 2009 at 8:14 pm
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My natural path just added Vitamin D to my treatment plan as well.
We might all do well to check our levels via a blood test.
Thanks for the heads up!
- By abbaschild
- Posted April 4, 2009 at 9:54 pm
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Actually, the best is vitamin D3. I've been taking it every day as soon as I realized cancer patients are deficient in it. The sun is a good idea like you said...just 15 min. per day is what we need :) And no more sun screen for me! I do wear a hat to keep my nose from burning if I'm out longer that 20 minutes :D
- By momanderson920
- Posted April 5, 2009 at 1:24 am
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Thanks Debbie since I didn't know that. I will definitely look into getting tested and may just take a supplement. I don't get outside much for natural Vit. D.
- By royaltudor
- Posted April 5, 2009 at 1:40 pm
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Oh my gosh Debbie! Thanks for posting this! I was diagnosed with Serous Borderline OC in December and last month had some blood tests done, only to find out I am also severely deficient in Vitamin D. My doctor put me on 50,000 IU's per week for 8 weeks and then wants to see me to check levels again. I've been researching it too and am surprised at all of the things Vitamin D is possibly connected to. I go outside every day, but up here in Minnesota, sunshine is sometimes very limited. Thanks for helping me feel like I'm not crazy to think there may be a connection.
Heidi
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