Association between Vitamin D deficiency and Breast Cancer

Authors

  • Noureen Shaukat
  • Farhat Jaleel
  • Foad Ali Moosa
  • Naeem Akhter Qureshi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.11753

Keywords:

Breast cancer, Vitamin D deficiency.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the association between vitamin D deficiency and breast cancer.

Methods: This case control study included 94 female patients aged 20-75 years of any marital status and parity. Newly diagnosed 42 breast cancer patients who presented to surgical OPD of Dow University Hospital from Jan 2016 to June 2016 were included into the study as

Author Biography

Noureen Shaukat

PG Trainee in General Surgery

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Published

2017-06-30

How to Cite

Shaukat, N., Jaleel, F., Moosa, F. A., & Qureshi, N. A. (2017). Association between Vitamin D deficiency and Breast Cancer. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 33(3). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.11753

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 3 (2017): May

Section

Original Articles