Cancer - Ovarian

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See also: Overview Cancer and vitamin D      Overview Women and Vitamin D

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• Vitamin D Intake, Blood 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, and Risk of Ovarian Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies - May 2023 https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2022.0432

  • "people with high blood 25(OH)D levels had 37% lower risk of ovarian cancer than those with low levels "

• Ovarian Cancer: What We Think We Know May Harm Us Green Medical Info June 2014

  • False-positive diagnosis = 3,285, but actual Ovarian cancer = only 212 (False positive error rate = about 15X )
  • And, 5X more women without ovarian cancer ended up having surgery than those with actual ovarian cancer, (JAMA 2011)

• Hairdressers are 3X more likely to get Ovarian Cancer than the average of other occupations July 2023

  • 10 years on the job - lots of chemicals