A view of Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem from May 26, 2011. (The Winston-Salem Journal)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ? Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center said in a recent study that prescribing calcium and vitamin D supplements for men failed to prevent bone loss.
They also cautioned that supplements could increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and aggressive prostate cancer.
The Oncologist published the study online in its July issue.
?Calcium and/or vitamin D supplementation to prevent loss of bone mineral density in these men seems so logical that no one had questioned whether it works,? said Mridul Datta, co-author of the study.
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the mainstay treatment for men with advanced prostate cancer because it reduces serum levels of androgen hormones on which most prostate cancers depend.
Read more: The Winston-Salem Journal.
Source: http://myfox8.com/2012/08/19/wfu-study-warns-against-supplements-during-prostate-cancer-treatment/
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