Cancer poses a major health problem worldwide. Although remarkable progress has been
made in basic, clinical, and translational cancer researches in the last several decades, the …

There are several reasons why understanding the role of vitamin D in the immune system is
worthy of widespread attention. Our knowledge of the immune system is crucial for …

One of the most exciting roles of vitamin D is its potential for preventing or slowing the
development of cancer. The inverse association between sunlight exposure and malignancy …

An Ethiopian girl 14 years and 11 months of age presented with bilateral transcervical hip
fractures. Workup revealed severe vitamins D and C deficiencies with secondary …

The incidence of renal cell cancer (RCC) is increasing worldwide. RCC accounts for 2% of
the world total of all adult malignancies (Parkin, 2005). In 2005, RCC will be diagnosed in …

The bioactive form of vitamin D (1, 25-dihydoxycholecalciferol, 1, 25 (OH) 2 D) is
synthesized from its inert circulating form 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25 (OH) D) by 1-α …

N-nitroso compounds act as alkylating agents, and several such compounds are present in
tobacco smoke and are detectable in patients treated with diuretics for hypertension and …

Currently, a great number of research projects are focused on finding new treatment
methods for cancer and carcinogenesis predictors, as well as the ways to dicrease cancer …

Purpose: To screen for possible synergistic interactions of epigallocatechin-3-gallate
(EGCG) with a selection of 10 anti-angiogenic or anti-tumor compounds on the survival of …