Continuously rising trends in obesity-related malignancies render this disease spectrum a
public health priority. Worldwide, the burden of cancer attributable to obesity, expressed as …

The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) is a multicentre
prospective study conducted in 23 centres in 10 European countries. Here we review the …

Diet has an important role in the development of colorectal cancer. In the past few decades,
findings from extensive epidemiologic and experimental investigations have linked …

Background Experimental and epidemiological studies suggest a protective role for vitamin
D in colorectal carcinogenesis, but evidence is inconclusive. Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin …

This is a narrative review of the evidence supporting vitamin D's anticancer actions. The first
section reviews the findings from ecological studies of cancer with respect to indices of solar …

Significant controversy has emerged over the last decade concerning the effects of vitamin D
on skeletal and nonskeletal tissues. The demonstration that the vitamin D receptor is …

Vitamin D deficiency, which classically manifests as bone disease (either rickets or
osteomalacia), is characterized by impaired bone mineralization. More recently, the term …

Background: Studies suggest that vitamin D supplementation may reduce cancer and
fracture risks. Purpose: To examine the benefits and harms of vitamin D with or without …

Purpose To conduct a systematic review of prospective studies assessing the association of
vitamin D intake or blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] with the risk of colorectal …

We present the main findings observed to date from the European Prospective Investigation
into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) on dietary factors associated with the most frequent cancer …