The Association of Vitamin D Deficiency with Colorectal Cancer: A Wake-up Call for Physicians and Health Authorities
Although there is evidence that vitamin D deficiency leads to the development of several cancers, including colorectal cancer, research has shown gaps in establishing a relationship between hypovitaminosis D and the incidence of colorectal cancer. There are controversial reports and inadequate sc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Middle East Journal of Cancer |
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| Online Access: | http://mejc.sums.ac.ir/index.php/mejc/article/view/497/298 |
| Summary: | Although there is evidence that vitamin D deficiency leads to the development of
several cancers, including colorectal cancer, research has shown gaps in establishing
a relationship between hypovitaminosis D and the incidence of colorectal cancer.
There are controversial reports and inadequate scientific evidence about the role of age
and race-specific dosage of vitamin D supplementation for chemoprevention. This
editorial sheds light on the current evidence on the association of vitamin D deficiency
and colorectal cancer, the role of vitamin D supplementation, and the future action plans
to establish the needs analysis and goal setting about this area of research. |
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| ISSN: | 2008-6709 2008-6687 |