Vitamin D and Risk for Breast Cancer According to Hormone-Receptor Status - Women's Health - 0 views
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Matti Narkia on 25 Sep 09Comment: Although lower risk associated with vitamin D exposure was shown most consistently for ER+/PR+ tumors, the result might simply reflect that this tumor subtype was the most common. Nonetheless, these findings support vitamin D's beneficial effects on breast cancer risk, regardless of hormone-receptor status. Sun exposure and dietary intake (Table 1) are key sources of vitamin D.