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Vitamin D and calcium supplementation reduce cancer incidence in women in a randomized trial.

Publication: Original Internist
Publication Date: 01-SEP-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Vitamin D and calcium supplementation reduce cancer incidence in women in a randomized trial.(ABSTRACTS OF INTEREST)(Clinical report)

Article Excerpt
Design & Participants: Randomized, double-blind intervention trial of 1,179 healthy postmenopausal women

Study Medication & Dosage: 1,400 mg calcium (Ca) from Ca citrate or 1,500 mg Ca from Ca carbonate (Caonly), the same Ca supplementation plus 1,100 IU vitamin D (Ca+D) per day, or placebo for four years

Main Outcome Measure for the Current Report: New cases of cancer (CA)

Key Findings: Relative risk (RR) of cancer was 60% lower with Ca+D (p=0.01) and 47% lower with Ca-only (p=0.06) compared with placebo. When analysis excluded cases of cancer diagnosed within the first year (and therefore unlikely to be affected by supplementation), RR of cancer remained approximately the...

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