Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and risk of lung cancer in male smokers: a nested case-control study.

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and risk of lung cancer in male smokers: a nested case-control study.

A role for vitamin D in cancer risk reduction has been hypothesized, but few data exist for lung cancer. We investigated the relationship between vitamin D status, using circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], and lung cancer risk in a nested case-control study within the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-C...

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Main Authors: Stephanie J Weinstein, Kai Yu, Ronald L Horst, Dominick Parisi, Jarmo Virtamo, Demetrius Albanes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3112221?pdf=render

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