Calcium And Vitamin D Supplementation May Have Protective Effect Against Hematologic Malignancies

reports that research indicated “calcium and vitamin D supplementation had a protective effect against hematologic malignancies.” The research indicated that “women assigned to modest supplementation had a 20% decreased risk of incident hematologic malignancy.” The findings were published in Cancer. Vitamin D has effects on T cells, B cells, natural killer cells, and dendritic cells in the lymphoid compartment, in which it may impact the malignant transformation of these cells or affect their ability to mitigate the emergence of other malignant hematologic clones,” they wrote. “Vitamin D also decreases Janus-associated kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK-STAT) pathway activation in vitro, providing a potential rationale for protective effects against myeloid malignancies.” http://www.cancernetwork.com/hematologic-malignancies/calcium-vitamin-d-may-be-protective-against-blood-cancers