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- Title
Vitamin D in Older Patients With Cancer.
- Authors
Overcash, Janine A.
- Abstract
Vitamin D insufficiency has been found to be as high as 75% among community-dwelling adults aged 65 and older. The purpose of this article is to provide a review of published literature focused on the benefits of vitamin D and calcium supplementation in older patients with cancer. Insufficient vitamin D levels may have considerable effects on cancer-related diagnosis and treatment. Patient education should include information concerning vitamin D and calcium administration to reduce falls and injury from falls and enhance functional status. This article will consider the issue of vitamin D levels related to cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, functional status, and falls in older patients with cancer. Dosing and serum measurement information will be discussed.
- Subjects
VITAMIN D; CALCIUM; DIETARY supplements; CANCER patients; OLDER patients; LITERATURE reviews
- Publication
Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2008, Vol 12, Issue 4, p655
- ISSN
1092-1095
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1188/08.CJON.655-662