The Connection Between Vitamins and Breast Cancer Rates
If you have been taking vitamins and calcium supplements, there is good news concerning your risk of getting breast cancer! New findings about breast cancer prevention were announced at this year’s American Association for Cancer Research 101st Annual Meeting. The event took place April 17-21st in Washington DC. The meeting attracts over 15,000 attendees each year.
This year one of the presentations included conclusive information that vitamins and calcium supplements have been shown to be effective in reducing the risk of breast cancer. This new research involved 457-control group and 268 women with breast cancer. The study showed that vitamins reduced breast cancer risk by about 30%. Calcium supplements, on the other hand, actually reduced the risk by 40%.
One of the people presenting this information was Jaime Matta PhD from the Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico. Matta stated, “This process involves at least five separate pathways and is critical for maintaining genomic stability. When the DNA is not repaired, it leads to mutation that leads to cancer.” Apparently, calcium supplements enhance DNA repair. If this complex repair process is interrupted it can lead to cancer.
In addition to supplements reducing the risk of breast cancer, there are also different superfoods that are effective at fighting breast cancer as well. These superfoods include fatty fish, beans, berries and tomatoes.
Sources:
sciencedaily.com
women.webmd.com
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Posted: May 9th, 2010 under Breast Cancer, Vitamins.
Tags: Breast Cancer, calcium supplements, superfoods, Vitamins