Vitamin D enhances breast cancer survival rates, experts say

Breast cancer is currently the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in Kenya. PHOTO | FILE

Scientists have found that high vitamin D levels in the blood is linked to better treatment outcomes and increased survival rates in women with breast cancer.

According to a study whose results are published in scientific journal JAMA Oncology, researchers found that women with higher levels of the nutrient at the time of cancer diagnosis had fewer chances of succumbing to the disease or suffering a recurrence of the cancer.

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