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Review
. 2014 Sep 27;7(1):261-6.
doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v7n1p261.

Vitamin D and its relationship with breast cancer: an evidence based practice paper

Jawad Obaidi, Eyad Musallam, Hamzah Mohammad Al-Ghzawi  1 , Saleh Nasser Azzeghaiby, Ibrahim Nasir Alzoghaibi
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Review

Vitamin D and its relationship with breast cancer: an evidence based practice paper

Jawad Obaidi et al. Glob J Health Sci. .

Abstract

Background: In oncology research fields, vitamin D has emerged as the most fruitful issue. The previous decade witnessed intensive efforts in connecting vitamin D with risk reduction and progression of various epithelial cancers, especially, breast cancer.

Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between vitamin D levels and breast cancer.

Method: A comprehensive search of several electronic databases was conducted in Pub Med, MEDLINE, CINAHL, in addition to, web search engine "Google" for abstracts, in order to determine the relationship between vitamin D and breast cancer.

Results: It was found that an increased serum level of vitamin D is associated with decreased risk of breast cancer.

Conclusion: It was concluded that vitamin D plays a significant role in protection of breast cancer.

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