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Vitamin D dials down the aggression in melanoma cells

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Vitamin D influences the behavior of melanoma cells in the lab by making them less aggressive, Cancer Research UK scientists have found. The researchers discovered that vitamin D influences a signalling pathway within melanoma cells, which slowed down their growth and stopped them spreading to the lungs in mice.

Source: ScienceDaily.com