A new study from Stanford University School of Medicine finds vitamin D and calcium may significantly reduce the risk of certain women developing melanoma. In fact, vitamin D and calcium may cut the likelihood in half.
“It looks like there is some promising evidence for vitamin D and calcium for prevention of melanoma in a high-risk group,” said lead researcher Dr. Jean Tang, an assistant professor of dermatology at Stanford University School of Medicine. This high-risk group for melanoma includes those who have had a previous non-melanoma form of skin cancer, such as basal cell or squamous cell cancer.