(24-09-11) Prostate cancer and vitamin d: what does the evidence really suggest?

Barnett CM, Beer TM.
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Division 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.
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.

Source: Urol Clin North Am. 2011 Aug;38(3):333-42

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