Scientists show link between vitamin D status and breast cancer
Friday, May 16, 2008 - 06:21
in Health & Medicine
Using newly available data on worldwide cancer incidence, researchers at the Moores Cancer Centre at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine have shown a clear association between deficiency in exposure to sunlight, specifically ultraviolet B (UVB), and breast cancer...
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