Solar radiation, vitamin D and survival rate of colon cancer in Norway

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 189-193

  Moan, Johan ^a,b   Porojnicu, Alina Carmen ^a,c   Robsahm, Trude Eid ^d   Dahlback, Arne ^b   Juzeniene, Asta ^a   Tretli, Steinar ^d   Grant, William ^e  

^a Institutt for Kreftforskning   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^d Kreftregisteret   (Norway)

^e Sunlight Nutr Health Research Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer progression; Colon cancer; Solar radiation; Vitamin D3

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL; CALCITRIOL; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATITUDE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN FUNCTION; SOLAR RADIATION; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 13544271093     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2004.11.004     Document Type: Article

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