TO: All melanoma researchers, doctors, and patients.
A recent story from the Pacific Northwest about a 58-year-old sufferer contained the following, telling passage: "In June, they removed a melanoma from his back," said his wife, adding that in August a scan showed no cancer. When symptoms reappeared in the fall, "it started turning the other way," she said. On December 20, they learned cancer had spread extensively.
So, the melanoma appeared in June--after the long season of overcast weather. In August--after the sunny summer--the scan showed no cancer. The symptoms didn't reappear until the fall--when the weather had again turned cloudy. From there, he went downhill--as the sun went lower in the sky and the rainy weather intensified. Especially considering the melanoma appeared in a shaded region, was the culprit therefore a lack of Vitamin D?
After all, in 1981 a group of Stanford researchers found that Vitamin D3 inhibits the growth of human melanoma cells in vitro, so it seems reasonable that it would do so right at the point of generation in the skin.
James S.
Albuquerque, New Mexico