Open AccessVitamin D and calcium intakes and breast cancer risk in pre- and postmenopausal women
Author(s) -
Laura N. Anderson,
Michelle Cotterchio,
Reinhold Vieth,
Julia A. Knight
Publication year - 2010
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.2009.28869
Subject(s) - breast cancer , medicine , vitamin d and neurology , odds ratio , calcium , physiology , cancer , population , vitamin , case control study , endocrinology , environmental health
Some evidence suggests that vitamin D may reduce breast cancer risk. Despite the biological interaction between vitamin D and calcium, few studies have evaluated their joint effects on breast cancer risk.
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