A low vitamin D status is associated with an increased risk of various cancers, such as of
colon, breast, prostate and hematological cells. The biologically most active vitamin D …

This is a narrative review of the evidence supporting vitamin D's anticancer actions. The first
section reviews the findings from ecological studies of cancer with respect to indices of solar …

Epidemiological studies indicate that vitamin D insufficiency could have an aetiological role
in various human cancers. Preclinical research indicates that the active metabolite of vitamin …

The population-based association between low vitamin D status and increased cancer risk
can be inconsistent, but it is now generally accepted. These relationships link low serum …

Uncontrolled overgrowth of cells, such as in cancer, is an unavoidable risk in life that affects
nearly every second individual in industrialized countries. However, in part this risk can be …

BACKGROUND: Previous studies, such as the Women's Health Initiative, have shown that a
low dose of vitamin D did not protect against colorectal cancer, yet a meta-analysis indicates …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the neoplasia that is most frequently associated with vitamin D
deficiency in epidemiological and observational studies in terms of incidence and mortality …

In many cells throughout the body, vitamin D is converted into its active form calcitriol and
binds to the vitamin D receptor (VDR), which functions as a transcription factor to regulate …

Purpose Higher plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25 (OH) D) levels are associated with a
decreased incidence of colorectal cancer, but the influence of plasma 25 (OH) D on the …

Purpose We investigated whether the plasma level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) after a
diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) influences survival outcome. Patients and Methods We …