Scientific documentation of the relationship of vitamin D deficiency and the development of cancer

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-141

  Edlich, Richard F ^a,b   Mason, Shelley S ^b   Chase, Margot E ^b   Fisher, Allyson L ^b   Gubler, K Dean ^b   Long III, William B ^b   Giesy, Jerry D ^b   Foley, Marni L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c The Portland Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Colorectal cancer; Multiple myeloma; Prostate cancer; Vitamin D defi ciency

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RICKETS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 70350091111     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnvironPatholToxicolOncol.v28.i2.50     Document Type: Article

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