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Lusine Yaghjyan1, Graham A Colditz, Bettina Drake
1Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, Campus Box 8100, 660 S Euclid Avenue, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. yaghjyanl@wudosis.wustl.edu
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Studies suggest a protective relationship between Vitamin D and breast cancer risk. Several studies assessed the association of Vitamin D with mammographic breast density, a known and strong breast cancer risk factor. Understanding the potential role of Vitamin D in the modification of breast density might open new avenues in breast cancer prevention. This systematic review summarizes published studies that investigated the association between Vitamin D and mammographic breast density and offers suggestions for strategies to advance our scientific knowledge.
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