• May 3, 2024

About 12 million malignancies are diagnosed each year, as well as 7.6 million deaths, so cancer is the leading cause of death. It is predicted that deaths from cancer in the world will continue to rise, with an estimated 13.1 million deaths by the year 2030.

According to World Health Organization Approximately 30% of deaths from cancer and malignant tumors are due to habits and behaviors associated with lifestyle such as: low consumption of fruits and vegetables, little physical activity and consumption of alcohol and tobacco.

In Mexico, breast cancer represents a public health problem, being the second cause of death in the age group of 30 to 54 years, and the leading cause of death due to malignant tumors among women.

In the case of breast cancer, the diet has been shown to be related to the incidence of this disease and one of the most studied micronutrients in relation to cancer has been the vitamin D .

Vitamin D

The vitamin D has many functions in the body, one of the main ones is to regulate the amount of calcium in the bones. It has been observed that women who have higher levels of vitamin D they have less risk of suffering from malignant tumors and breast cancer.

The first findings were observed in a group of women, in which, those who had a longer exposure to the sun, had lower cancer mortality rates.

It is important to remember that the vitamin D can be synthesized from the UV rays in the skin, so that a moderate exposure to the sun can ensure an adequate amount of this vitamin.

In spite of this, it is still necessary to have more studies that allow linking, in a more effective way, the effect of the vitamin D on the proliferation or progression of cancer cells that allow us to think about the use of vitamin D as a preventive agent of malignant tumors.

What is clear, is that once again, a good diet seems to be the logical answer in terms of prevention of diseases, malignant tumors and breast cancer.

Video Medicine: Vitamin D: The Miracle Supplement Video - Brigham and Women's Hospital (May 2024).