[Vitamin D and cancers]

Marc Espié; Johanna Wassermann; Elisabeth de Kermadec; Marjorie Lalloum; Florence Coussy

doi:10.1016/j.lpm.2013.07.013

[Vitamin D and cancers]

Presse Med. 2013 Oct;42(10):1405-11. doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2013.07.013. Epub 2013 Sep 17.

[Article in French]

Authors

Marc Espié¹, Johanna Wassermann, Elisabeth de Kermadec, Marjorie Lalloum, Florence Coussy

Affiliation

¹ Hôpital Saint-Louis, service d'oncologie médicale, centre des maladies du sein, Paris, France. Electronic address: marc.espie@sls.aphp.fr.

PMID: 24051164
DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2013.07.013

Abstract

Low vitamin D plasmatic rates have been correlated to an increased risk of developing cancer. It has been proved that vitamin D could facilitate cell differentiation and have anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic and pro-apoptotic effects. Epidemiological studies are likely to show a protective role regarding colon cancer and possibly towards breast cancer.

Publication types

English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms / diet therapy
Breast Neoplasms / epidemiology
Breast Neoplasms / prevention & control
Colonic Neoplasms / diet therapy
Colonic Neoplasms / epidemiology
Colonic Neoplasms / prevention & control
Female
Humans
Meta-Analysis as Topic
Neoplasms / diet therapy
Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Neoplasms / rehabilitation
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Risk Factors
Skin Neoplasms / diet therapy
Skin Neoplasms / epidemiology
Vitamin D / physiology*
Vitamin D / therapeutic use

Substances

Vitamin D