Women with breast cancer who have sufficient vitamin D levels have improved survival outcomes compared to those with vitamin D deficiency, according to research published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Patients with sufficient levels of vitamin D also have a lower incidence of cardiometabolic risk factors than those without sufficient levels, study researchers reported. In this …
UCSF Study Finds a Better Way to Screen for Breast Cancer
By Elizabeth Fernandez From: ucsf.edu A pioneering study has found that an individualized approach to breast cancer screening that assesses patients’ risk, rather than automatically giving annual mammograms, can lower the chance of more advanced cancers, while still safely matching people to the amount of screening they need. The results — which come from 46,000 U.S. women enrolled in the …