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Article: Vitamin D may protect against colon cancer precursor
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- AP Worldstream
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- December 9, 2003
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LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer
AP Worldstream
12-09-2003
Dateline: CHICAGO
A diet rich in vitamin D appears to protect people from developing potentially cancerous growths in the colon, a study of more than 3,100 veterans found.
Patients who consumed the amount of vitamin D contained in daily servings of milk and fish were 40 percent less likely to develop polyps than those who got little or no vitamin D.
The study also confirmed previously research that found that cereal fiber and regular use of pain relievers such as aspirin and ibuprofen reduce the risk of advanced polyps and that smoking, heavy drinking and a family history of polyps raise the risk.
Diets high in calcium have been ...