Shining light on the vitamin D: Cancer connection IARC report.

A critical review of Vitamin D and Cancer: A report of the IARC Working Group.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) released a report, Vitamin D and Cancer, on November 25, 2008. The report focused on the current state of knowledge and level of evidence of a causal association between vitamin D status and cancer risk. Although presenting and evaluating evidence for the beneficial role of UVB and vitamin D in reducing the risk of cancer, it discounted or ...

Vitamin D deficiency: shining new light on the sun nutrient.

Shining a light on vitamin D Vitamin D deficiency

At this time of year, when the UK languishes in the depths of winter with a dejected sun that barely manages to drag itself over the horizon, thousands of residents cheer themselves up by booking their summer holidays. Meanwhile, Sid the seagull is encouraging Australian citizens to ‘slip, slop, slap’ to protect themselves from their scorching summer sun. This campaign to combat skin cancer has...

Vitamin D Deficiency in Young Females with Musculoskeletal Complaints in Urmia, Northwest of Iran

Vitamin D (VIT D) deficiency is determined by serum 25-OH-D. Several studies revealed high prevalence of VIT D deficiency in females of the Asian sunny countries. 162 females referred to Urmia Orthopedic Clinics, with bone and muscle pain with the ages 15 up to 40 yrs participated in the study. The individuals were not pregnant, lactating, with no systemic or neurological diseases during the co...

The role of vitamin D in cancer prevention: does UV protection conflict with the need to raise low levels of vitamin D?

BACKGROUND Vitamin D is essential for life. Part of the body's supply of vitamin D is ingested in food, but UV induced vitamin D synthesis in the body plays an even more important role. UV irradiation is a cause for the currently rising incidence of skin cancer in many countries; on the other hand, Vitamin D might be protective against some cancers. In this paper we summarize the current data o...