CancerCompass message board discussion started by Melanomavitamindguy on 6/19/2007 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,13601,0.htm Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ TO: All melanoma researchers, doctors, and patients.The conception of melanoma as a vitamin D deficiency cancer sheds light on a number of pieces to the puzzle. To start, we can now see why melanoma arises in nevi disproportionately more than de novo--in new skin.The greater pigmentation absorbs more sunlight and less penetrating light means less blood flow in that lesion, thus leaving it prone to developing melanoma whenever circulating vitamin D (25D) is depleted.How fitting, then, that a nevus is commonly called a mole, as the term likewise refers to one who works in the dark.James SemmelAlbuquerque, New Mexico Melanomavitamindguy Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT Does this http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/1,13112,00.htm?c=10 :5:1:2 contradict some of your previous analysis regarding breast and colon cancer not being Vitamin D cancers but melanoma would be?-g Drcpas Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT