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Circulating vitamin D in relation to cancer incidence and survival of the head and neck and oesophagus in the EPIC cohort.
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- The impact of vitamin D pathway genetic variation and circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D on cancer outcome: systematic review and meta-analysis.British journal of cancer · 2017Pooled it
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- The Magic Triangle in Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders: Vitamin D, Vitamin D Receptor, and Malignancy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Role of Vitamin D in Head and Neck Cancer-Immune Function, Anti-Tumour Effect, and Its Impact on Patient Prognosis.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Growth, body composition, and cardiovascular and nutritional risk of 5- to 10-y-old children consuming vegetarian, vegan, or omnivore diets.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2021Article
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- The role of vitamin D in head and neck cancer.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2020Review
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40 authors at 20 institutions in 10 countries.
Anouar FanidiInternational Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.
David C MullerInternational Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.
Øivind MidttunBevital AS, Bergen, Norway.
Per Magne UelandSection of Pharmacology, Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Stein Emil VollsetDepartment of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Caroline ReltonInstitute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
Paolo VineisSchool of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Elisabete WeiderpassDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway.
Guri SkeieDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway.
Magritt BrustadDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway.
Domenico PalliMolecular and Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, Cancer Research and Prevention Institute - ISPO, Florence, Italy.
Rosario TuminoCancer Registry and Histopathology Unit, "Civile M.P.Arezzo" Hospital, ASP Ragusa, Italy.
Sara GrioniEpidemiology and Prevention Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Carlotta SacerdoteCPO-Piemonte and HuGeF Foundation, Torino Turin, Italy.
H B As Bueno-de-MesquitaNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Petra H PeetersDepartment of Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Marie-Christine Boutron-RuaultNutrition, Hormones and Women's Health team, Inserm, Centre for research in Epidemiology and Population Health (CESP), U1018, Villejuif, France.
Marina KvaskoffNutrition, Hormones and Women's Health team, Inserm, Centre for research in Epidemiology and Population Health (CESP), U1018, Villejuif, France.
Claire CadeauNutrition, Hormones and Women's Health team, Inserm, Centre for research in Epidemiology and Population Health (CESP), U1018, Villejuif, France.
José María HuertaConsortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública-CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.
Maria-José SánchezConsortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública-CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.
Antonio AgudoCatalan Institute of Oncology, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.
Cristina LasherasOviedo University, Oviedo, Spain.
J Ramón QuirósPublic Health Directorate Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.
Saioa ChamosaPublic Health Division of Gipuzkoa, BioDonostia Research Institute, Health Department of Basque Region, San Sebastian, Spain.
Elio RiboliSchool of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Ruth C TravisCancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Heather WardSchool of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Neil MurphySchool of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Kay-Tee KhawSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Antonia TrichopoulouHellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece.
Pagona LagiouWHO Collaborating Center for Food and Nutrition Policies, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
Eleni-Maria PapatestaHellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece.
Heiner BoeingDepartment of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany.
Tilman KuehnGerman Cancer Research Center DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany.
Verena KatzkeGerman Cancer Research Center DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany.
Annika SteffenDepartment of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany.
Anders JohanssonNutritrional Research/Molecular Periodontology Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Paul BrennanInternational Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.
Mattias JohanssonInternational Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.
Centre International de Recherche sur le Cancer · FRImperial College London · GBUiT The Arctic University of Norway · NOCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública · ESGerman Institute of Human Nutrition · DEPiedmont Reference Center for Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention · ITAzienda Usl 8 Arezzo · ITBasque Government · ESBevital (Norway) · NOCentre de recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations · FRFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori · ITGerman Cancer Research Center · DEGobierno del Principado de Asturias · ESHarvard University · USHaukeland University Hospital · NOHeidelberg University · DEHellenic Health Foundation · GRInserm · FRInstitut Català d'Oncologia · ESItalian institute for Genomic Medicine · IT
Funding
Cancer Research UK 14136Cancer Research UK 16491Cancer Research UK A19169Medical Research Council G0401527Medical Research Council G1000143Medical Research Council MC_UU_12013/2Medical Research Council MR/N003284/1World Health Organization 001
Abstract
Experimental and epidemiological data suggest that vitamin D play a role in pathogenesis and progression of cancer, but prospective data on head and neck cancer (HNC) and oesophagus cancer are limited. The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study recruited 385,747 participants with blood samples between 1992 and 2000. This analysis includes 497 case-control pairs of the head and neck and oesophagus, as well as 443 additional controls. Circulating 25(OH)D
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