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\u201cOne day, physicians may be able to look at an African American’s skin color, and, with the help of other determinants, know if prescribing vitamin D supplements would lower that person’s risk of getting cancers of the prostate, colon, rectum, or breast.\u201d [Source: <\/em>Medicalexpress.com<\/em><\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In the United States, African Americans bear a disproportionate share of the cancer burden, having the highest death rate and lowest survival rate<\/a> of any racial or ethnic group for most cancers.<\/p>\n

Significantly, therefore, vitamin D insufficiency<\/a> is more prevalent among African Americans than other Americans. In North America, most young, healthy African Americans do not achieve optimal vitamin D levels at any time of year. This is primarily due to the fact that pigmentation reduces vitamin D production in the skin.<\/p>\n

Many studies have found a protective relationship<\/a> between sufficient vitamin D status and a lower risk of cancer. Evidence suggests that efforts to improve vitamin D status via supplementation could therefore help reduce cancer incidence and mortality.<\/p>\n

To learn how science-based micronutrient approaches developed at the Dr. Rath Research Institute<\/a> have been shown to block all key mechanisms that make cancer a deadly disease, read the groundbreaking book authored by Dr. Rath and Dr. Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, \u2018Victory Over Cancer<\/a>\u2019.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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