Race and BMI modify associations of calcium and vitamin D intake with prostate cancer

Race and BMI modify associations of calcium and vitamin D intake with prostate cancer

Background: African Americans have disproportionately higher burden of prostate cancer compared to European Americans. However, the cause of prostate cancer disparities is still unclear. Several roles have been proposed for calcium and vitamin D in prostate cancer pathogenesis and progression, but e...

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Main Authors: Batai, Ken, Murphy, Adam B., Ruden, Maria, Newsome, Jennifer, Shah, Ebony, Dixon, Michael A., Jacobs, Elizabeth T., Hollowell, Courtney M. P., Ahaghotu, Chiledum, Kittles, Rick A.
Other Authors: Univ Arizona, Ctr Canc, Coll Med, Div Urol,Dept Surg
Language:en
Published: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD 2017
Subjects:
African Americans
Calcium intake
Vitamin D intake
Prostate cancer
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622745
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/622745

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