Diagnostic serum vitamin D level is not a reliable prognostic factor for resectable breast cancer

Autor: Hakan Akbulut, Dilsa Mizrak Kaya, Ali Alkan, Elif Berna Köksoy, Handan Onur, Ebru Karcı, Halis Yerlikaya, Filiz Çay Şenler, Fikri Icli, Güngör Utkan, Ahmet Demirkazik, Bengi Ozturk, Pinar Kubilay
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Future oncology (London, England). 14(15)
ISSN: 1744-8301
Popis: Aim: There are inconsistent results about the effects of vitamin D level on breast cancer prognosis. We aimed to investigate the effect of vitamin D levels on the prognosis of resectable breast cancer in a patient group with highly different clothing styles. Patients & methods: A total of 186 breast cancer patients were enrolled in the study. Results: Vitamin D level was sufficient, insufficient and deficient in 17.2, 52.2 and 30.6% of patients, respectively. There was a significant relationship between clothing style and serum 25 (OH) D levels. We could not establish any relation between vitamin D level and tumor characteristics or survival. Conclusion: Vitamin D supplementation can be more important than diagnostic serum vitamin D level on prognosis of breast cancer.
Databáze: OpenAIRE