Organic Bytes: SUNLIGHT CUTS RISKS OF MANY CANCERS

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At 10:39 AM 11/1/07, you wrote:

>HEALTH NEWS OF THE WEEK:

>SUNLIGHT CUTS RISK OF MANY CANCERS, ESPECIALLY BREAST CANCER

>Two new studies indicate exposure to the sun may actually be beneficial in

>regards to fighting cancer. Researchers from Stanford University reported

>their findings in the American Journal of Epidemiology last week

>indicating that women who had higher sun exposure had their risk of

>advanced breast cancer reduced by almost half. According to a second

>research team who studied more than four million people in 11 countries,

>the risk of internal cancers except for skin cancers was lower among

>people living in sunny countries. According to the researchers, " Vitamin D

>production in the skin seems to decrease the risk of several solid

>cancers, especially stomach, colorectal, liver and gall- bladder,

>pancreas, lung, female breast, prostate, bladder and kidney cancers. "

>Although food provides some vitamin D, nearly 90 per cent comes from

>exposure to sunlight.

>Learn more: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_7956.cfm

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