Vitamin D and cancer

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waterlady
waterlady Member Posts: 56
edited June 2014 in HER2+ (Positive) Breast Cancer

I have been seeing so many articles and links about this, that I had to share.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ-qekFoi-o&feature=player_embedded

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeg-5NDyJ84

I think this information is amazing and important for anyone with cancer to watch.

Best wishes

Fern

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  • mmm5
    mmm5 Member Posts: 1,470
    edited October 2009

    thanks so much very interesting and very helpful!!

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  • Cal-Gal
    Cal-Gal Member Posts: 30
    edited October 2009

    Thanks Fern for posting this--

    I had my Vitamin D tested and lo-and behold was deficient-surprising as I had been taking a supplement--so I increased it and it came back up after a month--but now is just within low range now --I believe that we w/ BC need to be at the high range for Vitamin D--I think everyone with BC should have tested as well as women that do not have it--I am telling everyone I know to have thiers tested!!!!

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  • KristyAnn
    KristyAnn Member Posts: 793
    edited October 2009

    My onc tests her patients - I was originally 37 which is within normal but she likes us to be at 50 so I started with 1000 IU daily of D3, then went to 2000 after my level did not increase. After starting femara it still did not go up so now I also take a 50,000 IU of D2 weekly- waiting to have the level tested again but it has made a HUGE difference in how I feel and all the achy femara side effects.

    Kristy 

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  • sandee107
    sandee107 Member Posts: 66
    edited October 2009

    I was told by my primary physician over six months before my diagnosis that my vitamin D level was low but was lax about taking supplements.  After I finished radiation I upped my dose to 1000 IU and never skipped one.  It has been normal ever since. I too noticed that it reduced the achiness I was getting from the Femara.  I haven't had a backache since. 

    Sandee

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  • Mountains1day
    Mountains1day Member Posts: 102
    edited October 2009

    My onc tests for this as well.  I was surprised to see a deficiency when I lived in South Florida all my life, and for the past 9 years, worked outside on a Golf Course. I was not always responsible in putting on sunscreen and my skin is golden brown!  (I've got skin cancer too)  Could I not be a "metabolizer"?   What's confusing is they say getting 15 minutes a day of sunlight is all one needs to be sufficient and if one has done more than that, why wouldn't it be enough? And if it's possible to be a non-metabolizer, and got the levels up with supplements, meaning I obviously metabolized the supplements, but why not the natural sunshine! 

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  • kimbly
    kimbly Member Posts: 398
    edited November 2009

    I have been taking a supplement since finishing chemo last year. Had my levels tested just this past summer and they were normal. This is with 2200 mg a day in my supplements... I truly believe I was deficient before!

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  • marejo
    marejo Member Posts: 1,356
    edited November 2009

    I had my D levels checked in Spring 08 and my number was 32...although within the normal range....it was at the lower end of normal and I wanted it higher.  I increased my Vit. D supplementation from 2000 i.u. to 4000 i.u. and this Spring 09 my number had increased to 62.  I was much happier with that.

    Mary Jo

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  • Colette37
    Colette37 Member Posts: 387
    edited November 2009

    What a great post!  I have heard about vit. D information, but I haven't seen any videos about it.

    Thank you so much!

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  • Iamstronger
    Iamstronger Member Posts: 378
    edited October 2010

    Hi All 

    Just curious what other peoples Vit D levels are.  Mine is 33 and that is with taking 2,000 in supplements. I know it is on the low level of normal, of course, I think it should be higher.  Anyway, what does your onc recommend as a healthy VitD level for cancer survivors. 

    V

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  • lago
    lago Member Posts: 17,186
    edited October 2010

    Last fall I was test and I was very low. Put on prescription strength D-3 for a while then over the counter 1000mg. I was still low normal. Just found out this week I have ostopenia. Not bad but I do have it. I have just added 1200 of calcium and an additional 400 of D-d

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  • my2boys
    my2boys Member Posts: 339
    edited October 2010

    Mine was in the low normal range......low 30's.  Doctor has me on 50,000 IU of D2 for 8 weeks, then she will reduce me to just a daily supplement.

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  • JanetinVirginia
    JanetinVirginia Member Posts: 1,516
    edited October 2010

    Does anyone know what are the differences between Vitamin D, D2 and D3 are?  (I haven't listened to the youtube video yet, so forgive me if that is covered in the video.)  Which one are you supposed to take or does it matter?

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  • kira1234
    kira1234 Member Posts: 3,091
    edited October 2010

    I was told take D3.

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