Vitamin D status and breast cancer in Saudi Arabian women: case-control study | Zendy

Fatimah Mohammadali Yousef | Zendy; Elizabeth T. Jacobs | Zendy; Paul Kang | Zendy; Iman A. Hakim | Zendy; Scott B. Going | Zendy; Jehad M. Yousef | Zendy; Rajaa AlRaddadi | Zendy; Taha Kumosani | Zendy; Cynthia A. Thomson | Zendy

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Vitamin D status and breast cancer in Saudi Arabian women: case-control study

Author(s) -

Fatimah Mohammadali Yousef,

Elizabeth T. Jacobs,

Paul Kang,

Iman A. Hakim,

Scott B. Going,

Jehad M. Yousef,

Rajaa AlRaddadi,

Taha Kumosani,

Cynthia A. Thomson

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

american journal of clinical nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1938-3207

pISSN - 0002-9165

DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.112.054445

Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , vitamin d and neurology , body mass index , vitamin d deficiency , population , gynecology , cancer , case control study , gastroenterology , obstetrics , physiology , environmental health

The role of vitamin D in breast cancer prevention is equivocal. Saudi Arabian women may be at greater risk of vitamin D deficiency because of a darker skin type and a greater likelihood of reduced ultraviolet B radiation exposure. Data regarding the vitamin D status of Saudi Arabian women and its relation to breast cancer risk are lacking.

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