Extra Vitamin D may reduce breast cancer risk

I found out some new information about the link between extra vitamin D (such as you might get from spending time in the sun) and how it can reduce your risk of breast cancer. I thought you might be interested in this as well:

A new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology found that women with high sun exposure had half the risk of developing breast cancer compared to women with less sun exposure. These findings only held true for women with light skin; not for women with naturally dark skin.

It seems like extra vitamin D can be good for you, as long as you take steps to protect your skin with appropriate sunscreen. You don't want to reduce your breast cancer risk while increasing your skin cancer one.