San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: Vitamin D Level Linked to Breast Tumor Size
By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today
December 13, 2011
SAN ANTONIO -- Women who have higher levels of vitamin D when they're diagnosed with breast cancer appear to have smaller tumors, researchers said here.
In a retrospective study, lower vitamin D levels were significantly associated with larger tumor size (P=0.0063), Barbara Brouwers, PhD, of the University of Leuven in Belgium, reported during a poster session at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium here.
Read more at: http://www.medpagetoday.com/tbprint.cfm?tbid=30191
Print
Latest News
VANCOUVER – On June 6th, 2011 the BC Government announced they are funding the expansion of five new Integrative cancer care centres across BC, including a virtual one in Vancouver to serve rural and remote parts of the province.
Upcoming Events
- November 25th
Ongoing Events
Free group chats with one of our medical doctors to learn more about us and about our programs, classes, and philosophy, etc. No appointment needed, just come visit us.
Every two weeks, we hold this innovative two-day education and experiental program which is facilitated by InspireHealth medical doctors and staff. Find out more.
