Obesity linked to 13 cancers, the linkage is probably vitamin D – Aug 2016

Fact: Obesity lowers vitamin D
Fact: Low vitamin D increases the risk of many diseases – such as cancers
Examples of web reporting

• Another Reason To Diet: Experts Find Additional Evidence Of Obesity-Cancer Link Kaiser
• Obesity Is Linked to at Least 13 Types of Cancer New York Times

Type of Cancer	Some studies in Vitamin D Life
adenocarcinoma of the esophagus	Cancer of glands (Adenocarcinoma) associated with 2X lower vitamin D levels – Aug 2013
colorectal cancer	Overview Cancer-Colon and vitamin D
breast cancer in postmenopausal women	Overview Breast Cancer and Vitamin D
uterine cancer	Endometrial cancer and vitamin D – controversy
kidney cancers	5X less risk of Kidney cancer if good ratio of Vitamin D binding protein to circulating vitamin D – Nov 2013
The study added the following cancers
gastric cardia, a cancer of the part of the stomach closest to the esophagus;
liver cancer	Liver cancer half as likely if high level of vitamin D – Feb 2014
gallbladder cancer
pancreatic cancer	Cancer - Pancreatic
thyroid cancer	Overview Thyroid and Vitamin D
ovarian cancer	Cancer - Ovarian
meningioma, a usually benign type of brain cancer;	Brain cancer in 175 countries related to low UVB and low vitamin D – Oct 2010
multiple myeloma, a blood cancer	Multiple Myeloma (blood cell cancer) treated by vitamin D - many studies

Publisher wants $20 for the study
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsr1606602

See also Vitamin D Life

• Obesity increases Cancer - perhaps due to low vitamin D - many articles
• Obesity causes 20 percent of all cancer, low vitamin D may be the connection – meta-analysis - Sept 2014
• Getting little UV is associated with 15 types of Cancer – Jan 2012
• Overview Cancer and vitamin D which has the following chart