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Proving the point that (at least in prostate cancer) if you look carefully enough you can always find a study that supports your particular point of view, a new report from researchers at the National Institutes of Health and partner organizations has now demonstrated that, “High blood levels of vitamin D may increase a man’s [...]
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Prevention | Tagged: 25-hydroxy, risk, supplement, vitamin D | 4 Comments »
Vitamin D insufficiency is currently defined as a serum level 25-hydroxy vitamin D that is less than 75 nmol/l. (And there are many who think that a higher minimum level might be appropriate.)
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Prevention | Tagged: insufficiency, prevalence, vitamin D | 8 Comments »
There is an interesting article just published in Anticancer Research that comes to the conclusion that, “Universal intake of up to 40,000 IU vitamin D per day is unlikely to result in vitamin D toxicity.” However, one needs to interpret the content of this article — and this conclusion — with some care.
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Prevention | Tagged: deficiency, safety, vitamin D | 2 Comments »
Nearly a year ago now we reported data from one relatively large study that suggested there was no direct connection between intake of vitamin D (in its 25-hydroxy vitamin D formulation) and risk for prostate cancer.
Filed under: Diagnosis, Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Prevention, Risk | Tagged: Prevention, risk, vitamin D | 3 Comments »
A new report from an independent panel of experts, coordinated by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), has recommended significant changes in the standard daily intake and the upper limits of daily intake of vitamin D.
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer | Tagged: calcium, daily, intake, vitamin D | 1 Comment »
There is significant evidence that serum levels of vitamin D have impact on the overall health of people as they age, and there has been some (largely laboratory-based) evidence of a specific association between vitamin D levels and risk for prostate cancer.
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A new review makes some strong recommendations regarding the impact of serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D — also known as 25(OH)D — and its metabolites and the effects on risk for several forms of cancer (including aggressive forms of prostate cancer).
Filed under: Prevention | Tagged: Prevention, vitamin D | 4 Comments »
News reports today cover such issues as: Vitamin D and its possible role in development of prostate cancer Genetic testing among hereditary prostate cancer families Sex hormone levels and cognitive function in older men
Filed under: Diagnosis, Living with Prostate Cancer, Prevention, Risk | Tagged: cognitive function, epidemiology, estrogen, etiology, genetic testing, heredity, testosterobe, vitamin D | Leave a Comment »
After a relatively quiet news period, the flood gates have opened again, so we shall divide today’s news reports into two postings for easier reading. We have also published a separate report on the possibility of an association between alcohol use and prostate cancer diagnosis.
Filed under: Drugs in development, Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: active surveillance, aggressiveness, androgen resistance, avanafil, ED, erectile dysfunction, p63, prognosis, survival, vitamin D | Leave a Comment »
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