Vitamin D deficiency common in cancer patients

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Public release date: 3-Oct-2011
Contact: Beth Bukata
American Society for Radiation Oncology
Vitamin D deficiency common in cancer patients
Predicts advanced disease

Miami Beach, Fla., October 2, 2011 – More than three-quarters of cancer patients have insufficient levels of vitamin D (25-hydroxy-vitamin D) and the lowest levels are associated with more advanced cancer, according to a study presented on October 2, 2011, at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Public release date: 3-Oct-2011
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Contact: Beth Bukata
bethb@astro.org
703-839-7332
American Society for Radiation Oncology
Vitamin D deficiency common in cancer patients
Predicts advanced disease

Miami Beach, Fla., October 2, 2011 – More than three-quarters of cancer patients have insufficient levels of vitamin D (25-hydroxy-vitamin D) and the lowest levels are associated with more advanced cancer, according to a study presented on October 2, 2011, at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

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