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Breast Cancer: Vitamin D destroys cancer cells in laboratory
Vitamin D is effective in killing cancer cells, breast cancer, colon and prostate cancer in lab tests on mice and achieved by the team of researcher Joellen Welch, the State University New York at Albany, who was interviewed by Good Morning America.
Part of her work involves subjecting cells of breast cancer and treated with a potent form of vitamin D.
Within days, half of cancer cells shrink and die. Vitamin D enters the cell and triggers a process of death of the latter. “It’s similar to what we see when we treat cells with tamoxifen, a drug used to treat breast cancer,” said Welch.
The research team also tested the effectiveness of vitamin D to destroy cancer tumors in mice. Within weeks, the tumors decreased by 50% on average. Some disappeared. Similar results have been achieved for tumors of the colon cancer and prostate cancer.
Breast Lumps
The breasts are composed of fat, connective and glandular. In this tissue are the milk producing glands which are born 15 or 20 mammary ducts, to carry milk to the nipple, surrounded by the areola. These lobules and ducts are located in the stroma, adipose tissue, which are also blood vessels and lymphatics. The breast tissues are connected also with a group of lymph nodes, located in the armpit. These nodes are key to the diagnosis of breast cancer, since cancer cells spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system. When speaking of sentinel node refers precisely to the node nearest to the place where cancer is located.