Journal
CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL
Volume 21, Issue 3, Pages 387-391Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-009-9470-4
Keywords
Skin cancer; Vitamin D; Prevention
Funding
- NIAMS [1K23AR056736-01]
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) [KL2 RR024130]
- NIH
- NIH Roadmap for Medical Research [U01 AR45580, U01 AR45614, U01 AR45632, U01 AR45647, U01 AR45654, U01 AR45583, U01 AG18197, U01-AG027810, and UL1 RR024140]
- Prevent Cancer Foundation
- American Skin Association
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) [U01 AR45580, U01 AR45614, U01 AR45632, U01 AR45647, U01 AR45654, U01 AR45583, U01 AG18197, U01-AG027810, UL1 RR024140]
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
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To determine the relationship between 25(OH) vitamin D levels and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), we performed a nested case-control study in ambulatory, elderly men enrolled in the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study. Health habit and medical history, including self-reported history of NMSC were recorded and 25(OH)D levels were measured on serum collected at baseline from a random sample of Caucasian MrOS subjects. Mean age (73 +/- 5), BMI, daily vitamin D and calcium intake were similar in the men with (n = 178) and without NMSC (n = 930), but higher levels of 25(OH)D were associated with a decreased risk of having a history of NMSC (P-trend = 0.04). Men in the highest quintile of 25(OH)D (>30 ng/mL) had 47% lower odds of NMSC (95% CI: 0.30-0.93, p = 0.026) compared to those in the lowest quintile. Our results suggest that a diagnosis of NMSC is not a surrogate for adequate 25(OH)D levels or increased UV exposure, and high 25(OH)D levels may be associated with a reduced risk of NMSC.
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