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Prostate cancer and vitamin D: what does the evidence really suggest?
Christine M Barnett1, Tomasz M Beer
1Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Mail Code L586, 3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA. barnetch@ohsu.edu
Abstract:
The optimal approach to vitamin D supplementation for the average healthy person is debatable. In patients with cancer, the role of vitamin D supplementation, possibly in treatment, is even less clear. Vitamin D is shown to play a role in prostate cancer biology; however, the clinical data have not consistently demonstrated a link. Additional studies are needed to determine if higher doses of vitamin D supplements could benefit selected populations (ie, the elderly or patients with cancer) even if they may not be beneficial for the general population.
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