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Article: Vitamin D hinders colon cancer precursor, study says; Diets high in calcium have been linked to reduced rish for polyps
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- December 10, 2003
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CHICAGO (AP) - 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 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 linked with a reduced colon cancer
risk, and vitamin D is needed to ...