High vitamin D levels linked to lower risk of colon cancer

Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 19:35 in Health & Medicine

High blood levels of vitamin D are associated with a lower risk of colon cancer, finds a large European study published on bmj.com today. The risk was cut by as much as 40% in people with the highest levels compared with those in the lowest.

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