Diagnostic serum vitamin D level is not a reliable prognostic factor for resectable breast cancer.

Diagnostic serum vitamin D level is not a reliable prognostic factor for resectable breast cancer.

Future Oncol. 2018 May 09;:

Authors: Mizrak Kaya D, Ozturk B, Kubilay P, Onur H, Utkan G, Cay Senler F, Alkan A, Yerlikaya H, Koksoy EB, Karci E, Demirkazik A, Akbulut H, Icli F

Abstract
AIM: There are inconsistent results about the effects of vitamin D level on breast cancer prognosis. We aimed to investigate the effect of vitamin D levels on the prognosis of resectable breast cancer in a patient group with highly different clothing styles.
PATIENTS/METHODS: A total of 186 breast cancer patients were enrolled in the study.
RESULTS: Vitamin D level was sufficient, insufficient and deficient in 17.2, 52.2 and 30.6% of patients, respectively. There was a significant relationship between clothing style and serum 25 (OH) D levels. We could not establish any relation between vitamin D level and tumor characteristics or survival.
CONCLUSION: Vitamin D supplementation can be more important than diagnostic serum vitamin D level on prognosis of breast cancer.

PMID: 29741392 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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