Breast Cancer is prevented by vitamin D – but more RCT are needed to understand why

Created April 2015

Vitamin D and Reduction of Breast Cancer Risk

Current Breast Cancer Reports, April 2015

Jennifer K. Lue, Katherine D. Crew

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Vitamin D is not only essential in bone metabolism and calcium homeostasis but also has anticarcinogenic properties in multiple malignancies, including breast cancer. Vitamin D deficiency is a potentially modifiable risk factor that may be easily targeted for breast cancer risk reduction through supplementation. Several epidemiological studies have demonstrated an inverse relationship between dietary intake and blood levels of vitamin D and breast cancer risk; however, the results have been inconsistent. Despite some promising findings, further randomized controlled trials of vitamin D supplements are needed to determine the role of vitamin D in breast cancer prevention.

This article is part of the Topical Collection on Risk, Prevention, and Screening

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