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However, too much time in the sun is linked to a higher risk of skin cancer, with NHS advice to mimimise exposure between 11am and 3pm.

The new research published in BMJ tracked 34,000 men and women for an average of 16 years, dividing them into four groups, depending on their vitamin D levels.

Overall, those in the top group were a fifth less likely to get any form of cancer, compared with those with the lowest vitamin D readings.

Adults with the highest levels of vitamin D saw their chances of liver cancer fall by 55 per cent, with a 36 per cent lower chance of prostate tumours, and 22 per cent lower risk of breast cancer.

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Sophia Lowes from Cancer Research UK said the evidence was mixed.

She said: “It’s not clear whether being deficient in this vitamin just reflects poor general health rather than having a direct impact on cancer risk. Enjoying the sun safely, while taking care not to burn and increase skin cancer risk, should help most people get enough vitamin D in summer.”

Dr Christian Aldridge, from Melanoma UK, said anyone concerned about their vitamin D levels should see their GP, suggesting supplements were the safest way of topping up Vitamin D levels without increasing the risk of skin cancer.

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