TitleCalcium plus vitamin D supplementation and the risk of breast cancer.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsChlebowski, RT, Johnson, KC, Kooperberg, C, Pettinger, M, Wactawski-Wende, J, Rohan, T, Rossouw, J, Lane, D, O'Sullivan, MJo, Yasmeen, S, Hiatt, RA, Shikany, JM, Vitolins, M, Khandekar, J, F Hubbell, A
JournalJournal of the National Cancer Institute
Volume100
Issue22
Pagination1581-91
Date Published2008 Nov 19
KeywordsVitamin D
Abstract

Although some observational studies have associated higher calcium intake and especially higher vitamin D intake and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels with lower breast cancer risk, no randomized trial has evaluated these relationships.