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Millions of people die from different types of cancer every year.Researchers from the German Cancer Research Center say daily intake of vitamin D could help reduce cancer death risk by 12%.

Scientists found that taking vitamin D daily was especially beneficial for people ages 70 and older, and in those who started taking supplements before receiving a cancer diagnosis.

Additionally, researchers found people aged 70 and older benefitted more from taking daily vitamin D than younger people. Researches have examined the use of vitamin D to lower the risk of cancer and as a treatment.It acts as a preventive measure for breast cancer and liver cancer.According to Dr.Ben Schottker,an epidemiologist and research group leader of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research at the German Cancer Research Centre, cancer mortality is one of the health outcomes that is likely to show response to vitamin D supplementation, mainly vitamin D3. Patients when given large doses of vitamin D3 researches found no effect on cancer mortality.But when taken daily Vitamin D3 reduced their cancer mortality rate by 12%.

"The older you get , the higher your cancer risk."Dr.Schottker explained."This does imply that basically everyone aged 50 and older,even people who have never had cancer, might profit from vitamin D supplements if they are vitamin D insufficient."