title: [Vitamin D and cancer].
abstract: Vitamin D is a steroid hormone which regulates calcium and bone homeostasis through intestine, bone, kidney and parathyroid. It has been reported that vitamin D inhibits the cancer incidence and tumor growth. In this review, we summarize the epidemiological, animal and clinical research of vitamin D on breast, colon and prostate cancer.
authors.affiliation: Teijin Institute for Bi-Medical Research.
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamana
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takenouchi
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Azuma
authors.forename: Seiichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishizuka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015195:Drug Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000188:drug therapy; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D044469:Racial Groups; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol / Q000235:genetics; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol; D014807:Vitamin D