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Vitamin D and Active Cell Death in Breast Cancer Cells (1993)

Title:

Vitamin D and Active Cell Death in Breast Cancer Cells

Key words:

anti-estrogen

Research Institution:

University of Ottawa

Location:

Canada

Researcher:

JoEllen Welsh

Project Description:

Dr. Welsh has shown that vitamin D can stop growth of cells not killed by anti-estrogens such as tamoxifen. She investigated whether combining anti-estrogen and vitamin D might cause more complete and faster tumor regression in breast cancer patients.

Cancer Site(s)

Breast

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