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Low Vitamin D Linked to Aggressive Breast Cancer

Posted Date: May 02, 2011

Women with low vitamin D levels may have an increased risk for the most aggressive breast cancers, new research suggests.

Women with low vitamin D levels may have an increased risk for the most aggressive breast cancers, new research suggests.

A team from the University of Rochester Medical Center found an association between low vitamin D levels (less than 32 milligrams per milliliter of blood) and poor scores on every major biological marker used to predict a breast cancer patient’s outcome.

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