Vitamin D and breast cancer: Interpreting current evidence

Breast Cancer Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Chlebowski, Rowan T ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; OCTREOTIDE; TAMOXIFEN; VITAMIN D; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCIUM; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ARTHRALGIA; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DENSITY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; DRUG SAFETY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREMENOPAUSE; RECURRENCE FREE SURVIVAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; BLOOD; BREAST; BREAST TUMOR; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCINTISCANNING;

ARTHRALGIA; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALCIUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84455194606     PISSN: 14655411     EISSN: 1465542X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/bcr2846     Document Type: Review

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