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Vitamin D Insufficiency and Prognosis in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Vitamin D Insufficiency and Poor Prognosis in NHL
MT Drake, MJ Maurer, BK Link, TM Habermann, SM Ansell, IN Micallef, JL Kelly, WR Macon, GS Nowakowski, DJ Inwards, PB Johnston, RJ Singh, C Allmer, SL Slager, GJ Weiner, TE Witzig, JR Cerhan
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2010 Aug 16
J Clin Oncol
Vitamin D Insufficiency and Prognosis in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
J Clin Oncol. 2010 Aug 16;[Epub Ahead of Print], MT Drake, MJ Maurer, BK Link, TM Habermann, SM Ansell, IN Micallef, JL Kelly, WR Macon, GS Nowakowski, DJ Inwards, PB Johnston, RJ Singh, C Allmer, SL Slager, GJ Weiner, TE Witzig, JR Cerhan
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OncologySTAT Editorial Team
Vitamin D insufficiency is commonly seen in clinical practice in the United States (25% to 50% of patients). Several reports suggest that low serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] may be associated with an increased incidence of colorectal and breast cancer, and possibly non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). Other studies have shown an association of low vitamin D with poorer prognosis in colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and multiple myeloma. To test whether vitamin D levels can predict prognosis...
