Low vitamin D predicts aggressive prostate cancer

Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 13:50 in Health & Medicine

A new study provides a major link between low levels of vitamin D and aggressive prostate cancer. Research showed deficient vitamin D blood levels in men can predict aggressive prostate cancer identified at the time of surgery. The finding is important because it can offer guidance to men and their doctors who may be considering active surveillance, in which they monitor the cancer rather than remove the prostate

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