Calcium's Lingering Effect Slows Growths

Taking calcium supplements protects against colorectal cancer even years after a person stops taking them, a study finds. Starting in the early 1990s, scientists randomly assigned 930 patients with a history of precancerous growths in the colon or rectum to receive either a daily calcium tablet or an inert pill. Researchers ended the calcium supplementation in 1997. Over the subsequent 5 years, participants regularly completed follow-up questionnaires about health and lifestyle, and 597 participants had colonoscopies. The data showed that people who had been in the calcium group had only two-thirds as many precancerous colorectal growths, often called polyps, as did people in the placebo group, says John A. Baron of Dartmouth Medic... [Cancercompass News: Cancer Nutrition]

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