Shining light on the vitamin D: Cancer connection IARC report

. 2009 Jan;1(1):4-6.

doi: 10.4161/derm.1.1.7806.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine; Section of Endocrinology, Nutrition and Diabetes; Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratory; Boston University Medical Center; Boston, Massachusetts USA.

Michael F Holick. Dermatoendocrinol. 2009 Jan.

. 2009 Jan;1(1):4-6.

doi: 10.4161/derm.1.1.7806.

¹ Department of Medicine; Section of Endocrinology, Nutrition and Diabetes; Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratory; Boston University Medical Center; Boston, Massachusetts USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D; cancer; rickets; sunlight; ultraviolet radiation; vitamin D; vitamin D receptor.

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