Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences on calcified tissues

ba0007p176 | (1) | ICCBH2019

Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in newly diagnosed children with cancer

Kecskemethy Heidi , Su Annelise , Bachrach Steven , Fullmer Michell

Objectives: 1) To determine the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in children with newly diagnosed cancer; 2) Compare Vitamin D levels of children with and without cancer; 3) Evaluate race and sex differences in Vitamin D levels.Methods: IRB approved retrospective review of medical records from our pediatric tertiary care center from 2011–2018. Inclusion criteria were serum 25-OH D within 3 months of oncology diagnosis and other non-oncology diagno...