title: The relationship between vitamin D and cancer.
abstract: Vitamin D, a fat-soluble vitamin naturally present in very few foods, is synthesized when ultraviolet rays from sunlight contact the skin. Research suggests that vitamin D insufficiency may result from lack of exposure to sunlight and ultraviolet-B radiation. Individuals from geographic areas of high latitude and low sunlight exposure may be at increased risk for vitamin D deficiency. Emerging evidence supports the protective role of vitamin D in the prevention of several cancers, including breast, colon, and prostate.
authors.affiliation: Capital Medical Center, Olympia, WA, USA. denisem@gwmail.gwu.edu
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013472:Sunlight; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D