Breast Cancer

Investigators at Aarhus University release new data on breast cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, November 24th, 2009

"Vitamin D status may affect risk of cancer. In a cross-sectional study with a nested case-control analysis, we determined whether risk of breast cancer is associated with prediagnostic plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels and the effects of lifestyle characteristics known to influence vitamin D status on risk of breast cancer," scientists in Aarhus, Denmark report.

"We studied women without a prior history of breast cancer referred to a diagnostic mammography examination (n = 2,465). were women diagnosed with an incident breast cancer (n = 142). Controls were women not diagnosed with a breast cancer matched to cases on age, menopausal status, and time of year of...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-11-24)

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