Pages tagged with "Cancer - Melanoma"

46 pages, most important first (overviews, then meta-analyses, then RCTs, then newest). Combine with another topic

• Overview Suntan, melanoma and vitamin D
• Melanoma might be suppressed by Vitamin D - many studies
• Melanoma is 1.4X more-likely if low Vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Melanoma 2.1 X more likely if low vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Melanoma not treated by small doses of vitamin D (100,000 IU every 50 days) – RCT
• Flight Attendants Are 50% More Likely to Die of Radiation-Linked Cancer — Could Vitamin D Help?
• Melanoma survival doubled with Vitamin D binding protein polymorphism
• All UK Melanoma patients should get a Vitamin D test (only 30% do)
• Melanoma risk reduced by Vitamin D and other nutrients - 2023
• Melanoma associated with vitamin D less than 30 ng (9X)
• Melanoma cancer growth slowed by increased Vitamin D Receptor (yet again)
• Melanoma death risk 0.63 X lower if poor Vitamin D Binding Gene
• Metastatic Melanoma survived 2X longer if adequate level of Vitamin D
• Melanoma REDUCED by those getting the most UV, unless 5 blistering sunburns while in teen years
• Sunlight on skin has decreased 9X while melanoma has increased 30X
• Melanoma Cancer detected more often (perhaps due to infrequent intense UVA)
• Malignant melanoma may be reduced by skin-activated vitamin D
• UVB improvements to Vitamin D receptor appear to improve melanoma survival
• Melanoma 25 X more likely if low vitamin D
• Melanoma huge increase - perhaps due to use of sunscreen or lower vitamin D
• Recurrence of malignant melanoma may be reduced by 100,000 IU of vitamin D monthly – trial underway 2017
• Melanoma Is a Disease of Office Workers
• Better Cancer survival if higher vitamin D a decade earlier (esp. Melanoma, Kidney, Prostate)
• People with metastatic melanoma and initially Vitamin D deficient had 4.7 times worse outcome if not get enough D
• Non-melanoma skin cancer varies with latitude, melanoma does not
• Will vitamin D loading dose and 50,000 IU monthly will help after melanoma surgery
• Death from melanoma (without ulcers) greatly decreased if have lots of vitamin D receptors
• Melanoma risk 2X to 4X higher if Vitamin D receptor genes had morphed
• Melanoma and Vitamin D genes - multiple papers
• Decreased risk of non-melanoma skin cancer by working outdoors in Europe
• UV and Melanoma: are they related – 2013
• The Protective Role of Vitamin D Signaling in Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
• Melanoma is 44 percent LESS LIKELY if get sun on the job
• Melanoma not as thick if recently had a sunny vacation
• UVA most likely causes melanoma to progress
• Prostate Cancer increased melanoma rate by 2X (vitamin D not mentioned)
• Melanoma and Vitamin D - association is not certain - 2012
• Melanoma reduces by half the amount of vitamin D activated by the skin
• UVB, Smoking and second cancers after melanoma
• Melanoma less likely when far from equator
• Red-haired mice can get melanoma without UV
• Hypothesis – worldwide increase in Melanoma due to UVA
• Sun exposure is associated with increased survival from melanoma – 2005
• No association found between melanoma and low vitamin D levels
• Perhaps 28-40 ng of vitamin D would be good for Melanoma patients
• Study Suggests Indoor Tanning Boosts Chances of Melanoma