Calcium and Colon Cancer
The AFP has reported that consumption of calcium may decrease chances of developing colon cancer or tumors in the digestive system. Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide, so early detection is key to survival. If you couple prevention virtual colonoscopy screening with at-home prevention methods like consuming daily doses of calcium, your chances of developing colon cancer are significantly decreased.
The AFP said, "In both men and women, dairy food and calcium intakes were inversely associated with cancers of the digestive system,' the authors of the study in the Archives of Internal Medicine wrote, 'Women who consumed the most calcium, some 1,881 milligrammes a day, cut their cancer risk by 23 percent over those who had the lowest calcium intake of around 494 milligrammes a day."
The study was shown to be consistent amongst men and women. It has long been known that women should continuously and regularly take calcium for their bone density, so by taking calcium daily both colon cancer and osteoporosis may be prevented.
