Brian P Dunleavy
November 18 2020
(UPI) -- Taking a vitamin D3 supplement reduces a person's risk for metastatic cancer and death by 17%, according to a study published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open.
However, the vitamin supplement does not help lower the risk for developing the disease, the researchers said.
The benefits of vitamin D3 in limiting metastases -- or disease spread to other organs -- and severity was seen across all cancers, and was particularly prominent among study participants who maintained a healthy weight, researchers said.
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