Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D and survival in women with ovarian cancer.
Penelope M WebbAnna de FazioMelinda M ProtaniTorukiri I IbiebeleChristina M NagleAlison H BrandPenelope I BlomfieldPeter GrantLewis C PerrinRachel E Nealenull nullPublished in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2015)
In our cohort, higher serum 25(OH)D concentrations at diagnosis were associated with longer survival among women with ovarian cancer. If confirmed in other studies, this suggests that vitamin D status at diagnosis may be an independent predictor of prognosis. Furthermore, if the association is found to be causal, improving vitamin D status may improve ovarian cancer survival rates.
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