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NEWS TONIGHT ON CBS CONCERNING VITAMIN D IMPACT ON BREAST CANCER AND THE IMPLICATION THAT IT MAY APPLY EQUALLY TO PROSTATE CANCER AS WELL. SEEMS LIKE IT CAUSES THE CANCER CELL TO SELF DESTRUCT. MUCH DISAGREEMENT AS TO WHAT DOSAGE IS ENOUGH AND WHAT IS TOO MUCH....IT MAY BE WORTH WATCHING....WE ARE ALL LOOKING FOR THE MAGIC BULLET.
There has been a good deal of discussion over the years about the potential for Vitamin D to play some part in the managment of PCa.
Naturally, there is no agreement on the issue apart from the fact that it is relatively easy to overdose on Vitamin D supplements, so readings should be carefully monitored.
It is people like Pat who are likely to have the biggest problem with Vitamin D levels, because the best source is sunlight - and Pat doesn't get much of that for a good deal of the year. as a recent poster on another forum said:
"Sunshine is an even better method than supplements if you can arrange to be in the sun 15 minutes a week since the skin has a limiting mechanism that should prevent toxicity from overexposure whereas there is no corresponding limiting mechanism to prevent toxic dosages via the oral route."
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