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Breast Cancer and Calcium Supplements

Breast Cancer and Calcium Supplements

You may have heard that certain vitamin supplements can help you reduce your risk of breast cancer. One in particular that you’ve probably heard about is calcium supplements with vitamin D.

Many doctors say that women would do well to take a calcium supplement containing vitamin d in order to help prevent bone loss. The science for the current recommendations of 1200 milligrams per day may not be great, but there is some. The proof for calcium and breast cancer, however, doesn’t appear to be nearly as good. Breast Cancer and Calcium Supplements

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