Can vitamin D supplementation reduce prostate cancer disparities?
Pharmacogenomics. 2016 Jul 6. [Epub ahead of print]
Batai K1, Kittles RA1. rkittles at email.arizona.edu
1Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
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| Black Disparity | 16 vs 26 ng/ml | |
| breast cancer | 1.34 | 1.26 |
| colorectal cancer | 1.43 | 1.44 |
| cardiovascular disease | 1.29 | 1.27 |
| all-cause mortality | 1.26 | 1.26 |
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