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Vitamin D for Prostate Cancer

Treating prostate cancer cells with a vitamin D-like compound appears to make them more susceptible to the destructive effects of radiation. Of course drug companies are making drug analogs to use rather than vitamin D as they can't patent a natural vitamin and make a profit on it. However, it couldn't be any clearer that vitamin D is essential for the prevention of not only prostate cancer but also breast cancer. That is why African Americans have higher incidences of both. Their dark...