Vitamin D alters gut bacteria to give better cancer immunity, study suggests
by Nina Massey
Apr 25, 2024
2 minutes
New research has found a possible link between vitamin D and improved immunity to cancer.
The study in mice found that the vitamin encourages the growth of a type of gut bacteria which gives the animals better immunity to the disease.
The researchers found that mice given a diet rich in vitamin D had better immune resistance to experimentally transplanted cancers, and improved responses to immunotherapy treatment.
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