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R.B. · 08-13-2013, 01:44 PM

Vitamin D and Breast Cancer in African-American and European-American Women

http://www.hopkinsbreastcenter.org/a...201109/24.html

"For each 10 ng/mL increase in vitamin D, there was a 64 percent reduction in the risk of having TN (triple negative) breast cancer. The prevalence of severe vitamin D deficiency (< 10 ng/mL) was almost six times higher in African-American women than that in European-American women (34.3 percent vs 5.9 percent).

. . . "Our results indicate that blood levels of vitamin D are inversely linked with the risk of breast cancer, particularly TN type, which is more common in African-American women and is known to have poorer prognosis." said Dr. Song Yao of Roswell Park Cancer Institute. "To our knowledge, this is the first study to indicate that vitamin D and related genetic variants may account, in part, for breast cancer racial disparities. Future work is warranted to investigate whether these disparities can be mitigated, to some extent, by maintaining sufficient levels of vitamin D."

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R.B. Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,843	Re: Vitamin D & Breast Cancer 50% - 70% risk reductions - authoritative must watch vi Vitamin D and Breast Cancer in African-American and European-American Women http://www.hopkinsbreastcenter.org/a...201109/24.html "For each 10 ng/mL increase in vitamin D, there was a 64 percent reduction in the risk of having TN (triple negative) breast cancer. The prevalence of severe vitamin D deficiency (< 10 ng/mL) was almost six times higher in African-American women than that in European-American women (34.3 percent vs 5.9 percent). . . . "Our results indicate that blood levels of vitamin D are inversely linked with the risk of breast cancer, particularly TN type, which is more common in African-American women and is known to have poorer prognosis." said Dr. Song Yao of Roswell Park Cancer Institute. "To our knowledge, this is the first study to indicate that vitamin D and related genetic variants may account, in part, for breast cancer racial disparities. Future work is warranted to investigate whether these disparities can be mitigated, to some extent, by maintaining sufficient levels of vitamin D." " Last edited by R.B.; 08-13-2013 at 01:53 PM..