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Predicted Vitamin D Status and Colorectal Cancer Incidence in the Black Women's Health Study.

Lauren E BarberKimberly A BertrandJessica L PetrickHanna GerlovinLaura F WhiteLucile L Adams-CampbellLynn RosenbergHemant K RoyJulie R Palmer
Published in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2021)
Our findings, taken together with established evidence that vitamin D levels are generally lower in African Americans than other U.S. groups, suggest that low vitamin D status may contribute to the disproportionately high colorectal cancer incidence among African Americans.
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