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Topic: Risk Factors (view all topics)

Tags for topic Risk Factors:

• Age
• Alcohol
• Aspirin/NSAIDs
• Breastfeeding
• Dense Breasts
• Diet
• Environmental Factors
• Exercise
• Family History
• Genetics (including BRCA)
• Hormone Replacement Therapy
• Medical History
• Obesity
• Personal History of Breast Cancer
• Prescription Medications
• Smoking
• Vitamin D

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• Research Suggests Link Between Low Vitamin D Levels and Breast Cancer Spread

  Published on October 4, 2010 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Vitamin D

  A small study suggests a link between low vitamin D levels and more aggressive or advanced-stage breast cancer at diagnosis.

• Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Don’t Reduce Risk in Postmenopausal Women

  Published on November 11, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Nutrition, Diet, and Vitamin D

  Results from the Women's Health Initiative study suggest that vitamin D and calcium supplements don't lower breast cancer risk.

• Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Breast Cancer Growth

  Published on May 16, 2008 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Vitamin D

  Women diagnosed with breast cancer who also have lower-than-recommended vitamin D levels are more like to have the cancer spread.

• High Vitamin D Levels May Help Slow Growth of Advanced-Stage Breast Cancer

  Published on October 17, 2006 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Locally Advanced-stage: Stage IIIB, Locally Advanced-stage: Stage IIIC, Metastatic/Advanced-stage: Stage IV, and Vitamin D

  A very small study found that some women with advanced-stage breast cancer had lower vitamin D levels than women with early-stage breast cancer. But this study is very small and it's difficult to know ...