Mayo Clinic finds higher vitamin D levels associated with improved lymphoma survivalA presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology held December 5-8 this year in New Orleans reveals the finding of researchers from the Mayo Clinic and the University of Iowa of an association between higher levels of vitamin D (
http://www.dreddyclinic.com/vitamins/Vitamin-D-Cholecalciferol.htm) and greater survival in individuals being treated for lymphoma (
http://www.dreddyclinic.com/findinformation/cc/hodgkinsdisease.htm).
In a study funded by the National Cancer Institute, researchers participating in the University of Iowa/Mayo Clinic Lymphoma Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) measured serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in 374 patients with newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The team chose to study lymphoma due to the higher incidence of the disease in northern latitudes, a finding that may be related to decreased exposure to sunlight which results in lower levels of vitamin D. The study is the first to evaluate lymphoma outcome in relation to vitamin D levels. Continue Reading
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