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Does the evidence for an inverse relationship between serum vitamin D status and breast cancer risk satisfy the Hill criteria?

Sharif B. Mohr Division of Epidemiology; Department of Family and Preventive Medicine; University of California San Diego; La Jolla, CA USA; Naval Health Research Center; San Diego, CA USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Edward D. Gorham Division of Epidemiology; Department of Family and Preventive Medicine; University of California San Diego; La Jolla, CA USA; Naval Health Research Center; San Diego, CA USA
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John E. Alcaraz Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; San Diego State University; San Diego, CA USA
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Christopher I. Kane Division of Epidemiology; Department of Family and Preventive Medicine; University of California San Diego; La Jolla, CA USA
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Caroline A. Macera Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; San Diego State University; San Diego, CA USA
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J. Kellogg Parsons Division of Urologic Oncology; Department of Surgery; Moores Cancer Center; University of California San Diego; La Jolla, CA USA
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Deborah L. Wingard Division of Epidemiology; Department of Family and Preventive Medicine; University of California San Diego; La Jolla, CA USA
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Cedric F. Garland Division of Epidemiology; Department of Family and Preventive Medicine; University of California San Diego; La Jolla, CA USA; Naval Health Research Center; San Diego, CA USA
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Pages 152-157 | Received 11 Apr 2012, Accepted 19 Apr 2012, Published online: 01 Apr 2012

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Barbara Altieri, William B. Grant, Silvia Della Casa, Francesco Orio, Alfredo Pontecorvi, Annamaria Colao, Gerardo Sarno & Giovanna Muscogiuri. (2017) Vitamin D and pancreas: The role of sunshine vitamin in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus and pancreatic cancer. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 57:16, pages 3472-3488.
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William B. Grant, Susan J. Whiting, Gerry K. Schwalfenberg, Stephen J. Genuis & Samantha M. Kimball. (2016) Estimated economic benefit of increasing 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations of Canadians to or above 100 nmol/L. Dermato-Endocrinology 8:1.
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William B. Grant. (2016) The role of geographical ecological studies in identifying diseases linked to UVB exposure and/or vitamin D. Dermato-Endocrinology 8:1.
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Uwe Gröber, Jörg Spitz, Jörg Reichrath, Klaus Kisters & Michael F Holick. (2013) Vitamin D. Dermato-Endocrinology 5:3, pages 331-347.
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William B. Grant. (2013) Re: Key questions in vitamin D research. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation 73:2, pages 182-183.
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William B. Grant & Vin Tangpricha. (2012) Vitamin D. Dermato-Endocrinology 4:2, pages 81-83.
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William B. Grant, Barbara J. Boucher, Fatme Al Anouti & Stefan Pilz. (2022) Comparing the Evidence from Observational Studies and Randomized Controlled Trials for Nonskeletal Health Effects of Vitamin D. Nutrients 14:18, pages 3811.
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Alberto Muñoz & William B. Grant. (2022) Vitamin D and Cancer: An Historical Overview of the Epidemiology and Mechanisms. Nutrients 14:7, pages 1448.
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Rolf Jorde. (2018) RCTS are the only appropriate way to demonstrate the role of vitamin D in health. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 177, pages 10-14.
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William B. Grant. (2016) The UVB–vitamin D 3 –pigment hypothesis is alive and well . American Journal of Physical Anthropology 161:4, pages 752-755.
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Ana Martin-Herranz & Pedro Salinas-Hern?ndez. (2015) Vitamin D supplementation review and recommendations for women diagnosed with breast or ovary cancer in the context of bone health and cancer prognosis/risk. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology 96:1, pages 91-99.
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Meis Moukayed & William Grant. (2013) Molecular Link between Vitamin D and Cancer Prevention. Nutrients 5:10, pages 3993-4021.
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William B. Grant & Michael F. Holick. (2013) Re: Vitamin D: Health panacea or false prophet?. Nutrition 29:5, pages 809-810.
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William B. Grant. (2013) Sun exposure, vitamin D and cancer risk reduction. European Journal of Cancer 49:8, pages 2073-2075.
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