Higher vitamin D intake linked to lower colorectal cancer risk in younger women

CANCER DIGEST – Aug. 21, 2021 – Another study has shown a protective effect of vitamin D against colorectal cancer. The latest shows that consuming higher amounts of vitamin D, mainly from dietary sources, may protect against colorectal cancer in younger people.

The study led by Kimmie Ng MD, MPH and Edward Giovannucci, MD, DSc of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute involved analyzing data from the Nurses’ Health Study II an ongoing study of 94,205 women 25-42 years old. It was published online July 6, 2021 in the journal Gastroenterology.

New combination test could make prostate cancer screening reality

CANCER DIGEST – Aug. 14, 2021 – A new blood test algorithm developed in Sweden combined with MRI could be used for effective prostate cancer screening, say researchers at the Karolinska Institute.

 

In a study led by Tobias Nordstrom and published online Aug. 12, 2021 in Lancet Oncology, 12,750 men from Stockholm were given the PSA (prostate specific antigen) blood test that was analyzed using the Stockholm3 algorithm, which looks for a specific combination of protein markers, genetic markers and clinical data.

Common cholesterol drug may boost survival in some breast cancer patients

CANCER DIGEST – Aug. 6, 2021 – Statins used to lower cholesterol may increase survival in women with a rare aggressive form of breast cancer, a new study shows.