Vitamin D and prostate cancer.

Abstract

Current approaches to the management of prostate cancer include surgery, radiation therapy or hormonal manipulation either individually or in combination. Diet is increasingly being recognized as playing a role in many cancers including that of the prostate. There is now considerable evidence suggesting a role for vitamin D in prostate cancer. In this article, we have reviewed the current evidence supporting the use of vitamin D in the prevention and treatment of prostate cancer.

• Authors: Badrinath R Konety, Robert H Getzenberg
• Journal: The Urologic clinics of North America (Urol Clin North Am) Vol. 29 Issue 1 Pg. 95-106, ix (Feb 2002) ISSN: 0094-0143 [Print] United States
• PMID: 12109360 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Receptors, Calcitriol
• Prostate-Specific Antigen
• Calcitriol

Topics

• Calcitriol (analogs & derivatives, physiology, therapeutic use)
• Clinical Trials as Topic
• Humans
• Male
• Prostate-Specific Antigen (blood)
• Prostatic Neoplasms (drug therapy, epidemiology, prevention & control)
• Receptors, Calcitriol (genetics)