The Role of Vitamin D in Cancer Prevention.

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Am J Public Health. 2005 Dec 27; [Epub ahead of print]

The Role of Vitamin D in Cancer Prevention.

Garland CF, Garland FC, Gorham ED, Lipkin M, Newmark H, Mohr SB,

Holick MF.

University of California, San Diego, Naval Health Research Center.

Vitamin D status differs by latitude and race, with residents of

the northeastern United States and individuals with more skin

pigmentation being at increased risk of deficiency. A PubMed database

search yielded 63 observational studies of vitamin D status in relation

to cancer risk, including 30 of colon, 13 of breast, 26 of prostate, and

7 of ovarian cancer, and several that assessed the association of

vitamin D receptor genotype with cancer risk. The majority of studies

found a protective relationship between sufficient vitamin D status and

lower risk of cancer. The evidence suggests that efforts to improve

vitamin D status, for example by vitamin D supplementation, could reduce

cancer incidence and mortality at low cost, with few or no adverse effects.

PMID: 16380576 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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