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- Title
Vitamin D and breast cancer: interpreting current evidence.
- Authors
Chlebowski, Rowan T
- Abstract
Preclinical investigations and selected clinical observational studies support an association between higher vitamin D intake and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels with lower breast cancer risk. However, the recently updated report from the Institute of Medicine concluded that, for cancer and vitamin D, the evidence was 'inconsistent and insufficient to inform nutritional requirements'. Against this background, reports examining vitamin D intake, 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and breast cancer incidence and outcome were reviewed. Current evidence supports the pursuit of several research questions but not routine 25-hydroxyvitamin D monitoring and vitamin D supplementation to reduce breast cancer incidence or improve breast cancer outcome.
- Publication
Breast cancer research : BCR, 2011, Vol 13, Issue 4, p217
- ISSN
1465-542X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/bcr2846