Easiest way to treat cancer – take Vitamin D – Nov 2022

Integrative Approaches to the Treatment of Cancer - Nov 2022

Cancers 2022, 14(23), 5933; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14235933
Kylie O’Brien 1 , Karin Ried 2, Taufiq Binjemain 2 and Avni Sali 2,asali@niim.com.au
1 NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
2 National Institute of Integrative Medicine, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia

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A significant proportion of people with cancer use forms of complementary medicine. Many factors contribute to cancer including some which are modifiable by the patient, such as stress, poor nutrition, vitamin D deficiency, poor sleep and lack of physical activity. This paper discusses why it is important that oncologists help cancer patients to address such factors, and why an integrative approach which combines evidence-based complementary medicines or therapies with orthodox treatment might lead to better outcomes for cancer patients.
Abstract
A significant proportion of cancer patients use forms of complementary medicine or therapies. An integrative approach to cancer management combines conventional medicine with evidence-based complementary medicines/therapies and lifestyle interventions, for the treatment and prevention of disease and the optimisation of health. Its basis is a holistic one; to treat the whole person, not just the disease. It makes use of adjunct technologies which may assist the clinician in diagnosis of early carcinogenesis and monitoring of treatment effectiveness. Many factors contribute to the development of cancer including some which are largely modifiable by the patient and which oncologists may be in a position to advise on, such as

  • stress,
  • poor nutrition,
  • lack of physical activity,
  • poor sleep, and
  • Vitamin D deficiency

An integrative approach to addressing these factors may contribute to better overall health of the patient and better outcomes. Evidence-based complementary medicine approaches include the use of supplements, herbal medicine, various practices that reduce stress, and physical therapies. Individualised to the patient, these can also help address the symptoms and signs associated with cancer and its orthodox treatment
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Cancers get less Vitamin D when there is a poor Vitamin D Receptor

VitaminDWiki - Vitamin D fights 13 cancers – review of 35 meta-analyses – Oct 2020

Vitamin D needed to TREAT Health problems 30 ng rickets, 150 ng MS

Vitamin D Treats
150 ng Multiple Sclerosis *
80 ng Cluster Headache *
Reduced office visits by 4X *
70 ngSleep *
60 ngBreast Cancer death reduced 60%
Preeclampsia RCT
50 ng COVID-19
Fertility
Psoriasis
Infections Review
Infection after surgery
40 ng Breast Cancer 65% lower risk
Depression
ACL recovery
Hypertension
Asthma?
30 ng Rickets

* Evolution of experiments with patients, often also need co-factors

29+ Interventions with CANCER in title

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Breast Cancer survival: 44% with just 10,000 IU of vitamin D per week, 33% with placebo – RCT Dec 2023 13 Aug, 2023
Breast Cancer trial using 50,000 IU Vitamin D weekly cancelled (no funding) 18 Apr, 2023
After Colorectal Cancer Surgery the immune system was maintained by Vitamin D (8,000 IU daily) – RCT Jan 2023 03 Jan, 2023
Cancer risk reduced 65 percent by vitamin D levels greater than 40 nanograms – April 2016 31 Dec, 2022
2.5 X reduced risk of cancer in 70 year-olds by a small amount of Vitamin D, Omega-3 and exercise – RCT April 2022 25 Apr, 2022
Breast Cancer not prevented by 1,000 IU of Vitamin D (no surprise) – RCT Aug 2021 14 Apr, 2022
Rectal Cancer genes down-regulated by Vitamin D (3,200 IU only helped some) – RCT Aug 2021 03 Aug, 2021
Colorectal Cancer treatment aided by omega-3 plus weekly Vitamin D – RCT Sept 2019 25 Jul, 2021
Digestive Tract Cancer survival increased 3X if 2,000 IU of vitamin D and have high level of PD-L1 – RCT June 2021 29 Jun, 2021
Prostate Cancer PSA reduced by 60 ng of Vitamin D, Vitamin B complex, Omega-3, Curcumin and diet – June 2021 20 Jun, 2021
2,000 IU of vitamin D and Omega-3 reduced Cancer death rate bv 40% (normal weight) – VITAL RCT Nov 2020 03 Dec, 2020
Breast Cancer chemo reduces Bone Mineral Density, injecting Vitamin D increases it – Sept 2019 07 Sep, 2019
Multiple Myeloma (blood cell cancer) treated by vitamin D - many studies 14 Jun, 2019
After breast cancer treatment 4,000 IU of Vitamin D was not enough to help if have poor Vitamin D receptor – June 2019 04 Jun, 2019
Digestive tract cancer death rates reduced a bit by a bit of vitamin D – RCT April 2019 10 Apr, 2019
Advanced Colorectal Cancer survival is increased somewhat with 4,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT April 2019 10 Apr, 2019
Vitamin D and Omega-3 Ineffective for Preventing Cancer and Heart Disease (too little was used) – Nov 2018 21 Nov, 2018
Lung cancer treated by Vitamin D (1200 IU early stage) – RCT July 2018 04 Sep, 2018
Liver cancer nicely treated by high dose vitamin D for 16 weeks (early stage, in rats) – April 2018 23 Apr, 2018
Prostate Cancer might be treated by 4,000 IU of vitamin D and aspirin – RCT 2021 28 Nov, 2017
Lymphoid cancer deaths cut in half with 400 IU of vitamin D and 1 gram of Calcium (WHI) – RCT Nov 2017 04 Nov, 2017
Prostate Cancer treatment (Vitamin D, Omega-3, Tumeric) RCT ending Dec 2018 26 Sep, 2017
Palliative cancer benefit of 4,000 IU of Vitamin D – less opioids, infection, and CRP – Aug 2017 01 Sep, 2017
Low risk Prostate Cancer decreased with 4,000 IU of vitamin D – July 2012 21 Dec, 2015
Colon Cancer proven again to not be treated by just 1000 IU of vitamin D – RCT Oct 2015 20 Oct, 2015
Breast Cancer medicine pain reduced with 4300 IU vitamin D – RCT June 2012 24 May, 2015
Prostate cancer reduced when 4000 IU vitamin D was added– Hollis RCT April 2015 02 Apr, 2015
Active form of vitamin D appears to help prevent and treat some cancers – Feb 2011 16 Mar, 2015
Not enough women willing to stop taking vitamin D to permit breast cancer clinical trial – June 2012 14 Mar, 2015
Breast Cancer reduced 20 percent by just 400 IU of vitamin D plus Calcium – 2011 15 Nov, 2014
Mayo clinic starting Cancer RCT using grossly inadequate 2,000 IU of vitamin D – Sept 2013 04 Dec, 2013

75+ Meta-analyses with CANCER in title

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Analysis of 280 Breast Cancer meta-analyses: having low vitamin D was highly suggestive – umbrella July 2024 28 Jul, 2024
Bladder cancer in muscles 2.7 times more-likely if vitamin D less than 20 ng -meta-analysis May 2024 23 May, 2024
1.5X more likely to die of Prostate Cancer if low vitamin D when initially diagnosed – meta-analysis March 2024 13 Mar, 2024
Pancreatic Cancer survival 2.3 X more likely if good level of Vitamin D – meta-analysis Sept 2023 15 Sep, 2023
Thyroid Cancer 1.4 X higher risk if low vitamin D– meta-analysis Feb 2018 29 Aug, 2023
Death of women from cancer 24% less likely if 20 ng more vitamin D – meta-analysis Sept 2013 31 Jul, 2023
16 factors increase the risk of early-onset colorectal cancer, only vitamin D decreases the risk – meta-analysis May 2023 22 May, 2023
Breast Cancer not prevented by vitamin D when use small doses or for just a short time – Meta-analysis April 2023 11 May, 2023
Prostate Cancer death 40 percent less likely if 40 ng level of vitamin D – Meta-analysis Oct 2018 30 Apr, 2023
Breast Cancer risk - meta-analysis of 50 studies - Dec 2019 25 Mar, 2023
Ovarian Cancer 37 percent less likely if high vitamin D – meta-analysis March 2023 20 Mar, 2023
Colorectal Cancer 10 percent more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor – meta-analysis Jan 2023 08 Jan, 2023
Colorectal cancer 14 percent less likely if 10 ng more Vitamin D – 22nd meta-analysis – Sept 2022 13 Sep, 2022
USPSTF says no evidence that Vitamins prevent CVD or Cancer (data disagrees) Aug 2022 05 Sep, 2022
Even after a Cancer diagnosis Vitamin D improves survival – meta-analysis Aug 2022 19 Aug, 2022
Colorectal cancer 40 percent less likely if 1000 IU more Vitamin D – 21st meta-analysis – Oct 2021 29 Oct, 2021
Colorectal cancer 25 percent less likely if good level of Vitamin D – 20th meta-analysis – June 2021 02 Jul, 2021
Lung Cancer death 40 percent less likely if high level of Vitamin D – meta-analysis Nov 2020 24 Nov, 2020
Deaths from many types of Cancer associated with low vitamin D- review of meta-analyses Sept 2020 09 Nov, 2020
Vitamin D fights 13 cancers – review of 35 meta-analyses – Oct 2020 06 Oct, 2020
Breast Cancer again associated with low vitamin D – 15th meta-analysis Sept 2020 02 Oct, 2020
Colorectal cancer treated by Vitamin D – 19th meta-analysis – Sept 2020 17 Sep, 2020
3X less risk of Liver cancer if more than 30 ng of vitamin D – meta-analysis July 2020 28 Jul, 2020
Liver Cancer 8 percent less likely for every 4 ng higher level of vitamin D – Meta-analysis April 2020 02 Apr, 2020
Breast Cancer risk reduced 17 percent by 1 hour of daily summer sun – meta-analysis Jan 2020 07 Jan, 2020
Liver Cancer – higher risk if poor genes (Vitamin D receptor etc) – meta-analysis Dec 2019 14 Dec, 2019
Colon cancer both prevented and treated by Vitamin D – meta-analysis Dec 2019 04 Dec, 2019
Risk of Cancer increased if poor Vitamin D Receptor – meta-analysis of 73 studies Jan 2016 09 Nov, 2019
Cancer with low Vitamin D increases Mortality by 13 percent – meta-analysis Feb 2019 05 Jul, 2019
People supplemented with Vitamin D had 13 percent fewer Cancer deaths – Meta-analysis of RCT June 2019 05 Jul, 2019
Breast Cancer rate reduced by 40 percent with Omega-3 – meta-analysis June 2013 16 Jun, 2019
Lung Cancer more likely if poor Vitamin D Receptor – meta-analysis June 2019 13 Jun, 2019
Variety of Vitamin D forms treat Prostate Cancer – RCT Review April 2019 01 May, 2019
Pancreatic cancer risk of death reduced 19 percent by Vitamin D – meta-analysis June 2017 20 Mar, 2019
Breast Cancer reduced 20 percent by fish (Omega-3) – meta-analysis Feb 2019 05 Mar, 2019
16 percent less Prostate Cancer sometimes for each 10 ng vitamin D increase - meta-analysis Jan 2011 13 Oct, 2018
Lung Cancer risk decreased 2.4 percent with every 100 IU Vitamin D extra intake – meta-analysis Sept 2018 15 Sep, 2018
Colorectal cancer is associated with Vitamin D (17 meta-analyses so far) – July 2018 18 Jul, 2018
Thyroid Cancer 1.3X higher risk if low vitamin D (yet again) – meta-analysis June 2018 02 Jun, 2018
Cancer not treated by Vitamin D when ignore dose size, type, and length of trial – meta-analysis April 2018 09 Apr, 2018
Pancreatic cancer risk reduced 25 percent by just 10 micrograms of Vitamin D or Vitamin B12 – meta-analysis March 2018 30 Mar, 2018
Prostate cancer risk increase with Vitamin D (other studies disagree) – meta-analysis Jan 2018 11 Jan, 2018
Lung Cancer death 60 percent less likely if high level of vitamin D – 2 meta-analysis 2017 29 Dec, 2017
Ovarian Cancer in Asia is 1.5 X more likely if poor Vitamin D receptor – meta-analysis Dec 2017 14 Dec, 2017
Lung Cancer patients were 2.4 times more likely to have a poor Vitamin D Receptor gene – July 2017 27 Jul, 2017
Lung Cancer less likely if vitamin D (higher level or supplement) – meta-analysis May 2015 06 Jul, 2017
Breast Cancer Mortality reduced 60 percent if more than 60 ng of Vitamin D – meta-analysis June 2017 13 Jun, 2017
Lung Cancer risk decreases 5 percent for every 2.5 nanogram increase in Vitamin D – meta-analysis Sept 2015 22 Feb, 2017
Colorectal cancer 60 percent less likely: high vs low Vitamin D level – meta-analysis Dec 2016 22 Dec, 2016
Colorectal Cancer recurrence not prevented by 1,000 IU of vitamin D – meta-analysis Dec 2016 09 Dec, 2016
Bladder cancer modifiable risk factors include low vitamin D – meta-analysis March 2016 08 Dec, 2016
Bladder cancer 60 percent less likely if have high vitamin D – meta-analysis Dec 2015 08 Dec, 2016
Vitamin D receptor polymorphisms are risk factors for various cancers – meta-analysis Jan 2014 12 Nov, 2016
10 percent of colon cancer linked to Vitamin D Receptor – meta-analysis April 2012 23 Sep, 2016
Kidney cancer 22 percent less likely if high vitamin D – meta-analysis Nov 2015 30 Mar, 2016
Bladder cancer 25 percent less likely if have high vitamin D – meta-analysis April 2015 24 Dec, 2015
Bladder cancer 25 percent less likely if have high vitamin D – meta-analysis Oct 2014 24 Dec, 2015
Non-cancer colon growths 7 percent less likely with each 10 ng increase in vitamin D – Oct 2011 31 Oct, 2015
Cancer risk weakly associated with vitamin D-binding protein – meta-analysis Sept 2015 15 Oct, 2015
Meta-graphs of vitamin D and Cancer – Dec 2011 20 Sep, 2015
Colon cancer 30 percent more likely if low vitamin D – 12th meta-analysis Aug 2015 14 Aug, 2015
Obesity causes 20 percent of all cancer, low vitamin D may be the connection – meta-analysis - Sept 2014 31 May, 2015
Increased risk of some female cancers if low vitamin D (due to genes) – meta-analysis June 2015 03 May, 2015
Colon cancer risk reduced by many vitamins – 13 percent reduction by Vitamin D – meta-analysis Jan 2015 11 Dec, 2014
Breast Cancer – review of 2 RCT did not find association with 1000 IU of Vitamin D – July 2013 16 Nov, 2014
Cancer (colon, breast, lymph) survival about 2X better with high level vitamin D – meta-analysis July 2014 30 Sep, 2014
Colorectal and Breast Cancer – Vitamin D is associated with fewer deaths – meta-analysis Feb 2014 30 Sep, 2014
Cancer survival 4 percent more likely with just a little more vitamin D (4 ng) - meta-analysis July 2014 12 May, 2014
More survive Breast Cancer if more vitamin D – 2X fewer deaths with just 30 ng -meta-analysis March 2014 08 May, 2014
Death due to breast cancer reduced 40 percent if high vitamin D – meta-analysis April 2014 08 Apr, 2014
Breast Cancer survival 2X more likely if vitamin D sufficient – meta-analysis May 2013 06 Mar, 2014
Breast Cancer post menopause down 12 percent for every 5 ng of vitamin D – meta-analysis May 2013 28 Oct, 2013
Probably need more than 1000 IU of vitamin D to prevent cancer – meta-analysis Aug 2013 20 Aug, 2013
3.2 percent less Breast Cancer for 2.4 ng more vitamin D – meta-analysis June 2013 08 Jul, 2013
Colorectal cancer 26 percent less likely for every 10 ng of vitamin D – meta-analysis Aug 2011 10 Nov, 2012
Breast cancer association with low vitamin D suggested by Meta-analysis -April 2010 19 Jul, 2012
Colon cancer probability increases with decreased vitamin D – Meta-analysis July 2011 23 Jun, 2012
Vitamin D has a complex relationship with Cancer – meta-analysis July 2011 30 Sep, 2011
Meta-analysis of 3 cancers - 10 ng more vitamin D decrease colorectal by 15 percent– May 2010 31 Aug, 2011
Risk of Prostate Cancer weakly associated with vitamin D - meta-analysis March 2011 11 Aug, 2011
Meta-analysis found vitamin D association with colon but not prostate nor breast cancer May 2010 17 Jan, 2011
Meta-analysis not find low vitamin D years before breast cancer – Aug 2010 10 Sep, 2010
Meta-analysis confirmed that vitamin D and calcium prevents breast cancer – June 2010 30 Aug, 2010
Meta-analysis did not find strong association between vitamin D and breast cancer risk -April 2010 12 May, 2010
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