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Monitoring vitamin D in the patient with melanoma: impact of sun avoidance on vitamin D levels of patients with melanoma at a U.K. tertiary‐referral melanoma service
Author(s) -
Lo M.C.I.,
Maraka J.,
Garioch J.,
John W.G.,
Moncrieff M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/bjd.15062
Subject(s) - vitamin d and neurology , medicine , sun exposure , melanoma , vitamin , dermatology , vitamin d deficiency , referral , limiting , skin cancer , sunlight , ultraviolet radiation , diabetes mellitus , cancer , endocrinology , family medicine , cancer research , mechanical engineering , chemistry , physics , astronomy , engineering , radiochemistry
Clinicians across specialties are increasingly aware of health risks associated with vitamin D deficiency (VitD-). The link to bone health is obvious, but there is mounting evidence of associations with disorders including autoimmune and cardiovascular, diabetes, and various cancers (1). Vitamin D is endogenously synthesised in the skin by ultraviolet radiation or orally ingested (2). In the UK, few foods are supplemented with vitamin D, therefore, the main source is sun exposure. Unfortunately, patients in much of the UK are exposed to a UV index <3 for almost half the year, significantly limiting their ability to obtain vitamin D from this modality