![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/cancer-deaths-in-uk-could-be-slashed-by-15-if-everyone-took-3p-supplement/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/woman-hand-pill-glass-water-836830477.jpg&description=HEALING SUN Published : 11:00, 16 Aug 2023 Updated : 11:00, 16 Aug 2023 THE number of cancer deaths in the UK could drop by 15 per cent if everyone took a vitamin D supplement, according to scientists. Data gathered from the UK Biobank, an online database of medical and lifestyle records of around 500,000 Brits, indicates deficiency is linked to an increased mortality risk - particularly in relation to bowel , stomach , prostate , and lung cancers . 1 Vitamin D deficiency is linked to increased cancer mortality risk, scientists found Credit: Getty The researchers said their work, published in Elsevier's European Journal of Cancer, adds to evidence that vitamin D may have a protective effect against the disease. While the findings do not explain why this happens, the team said one possibility is that "sunshine supplements" may induce anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and DNA damage repair mechanisms, which can thwart mutations that allow tumours to grow. Study author Ben Schottker, an epidemiologist at the German Cancer Research Centre, said: "Our findings identified a statistically significant relationship between vitamin D deficiency and increased mortality among several cancers. "These results can be explained by other studies, which found mechanisms by which vitamin D inhibits cancer growth and metastasis." The NHS advice is that adults and children over four take a daily supplement containing 10 micrograms of vitamin D throughout the year. Tablets can be bought for as little as £2.75 for 90 from Boots — working out at just over 3p per pill. According to the Department of Health and Social Care , around one in six adults and almost 20 per cent of children in the UK have vitamin D levels lower than government recommendations. Older people, the housebound and people from black and South Asian communities are more likely to have lower levels. For the study, the researchers looked at data from more than 400,000 people aged 40 to 69. In-depth medical information was gat){kind=link}
THE number of cancer deaths in the UK could drop by 15 per cent if everyone took a vitamin D supplement, according to scientists.
Data gathered from the UK Biobank, an online database of medical and lifestyle records of around 500,000 Brits, indicates deficiency is linked to an increased mortality risk – particularly in relation to bowel, stomach, prostate, and lung cancers.
The researchers said their work, published in Elsevier’s European Journal of Cancer, adds to evidence that vitamin D may have a protective effect against the disease.
While the findings do not explain why this happens, the team said one possibility is that “sunshine supplements” may induce anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and DNA damage repair mechanisms, which can thwart mutations that allow tumours to grow.
Study author Ben Schottker, an epidemiologist at the German Cancer Research Centre, said: “Our findings identified a statistically significant relationship between vitamin D deficiency and increased mortality among several cancers.