Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences on calcified tissues

ba0006p047 | (1) | ICCBH2017

Vitamin D status before and during treatment for childhood cancer

Latoch Eryk , Muszynska-Roslan Katarzyna , Osinska Milena , Pazik Anna , Krawczuk-Rybak Maryna

Recent studies suggest the link between low vitamin D levels and the prevalence of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension and a number of different types of cancer. Nowadays, vitamin D deficiency is recognized as a pandemic health problem and pediatric cancer patients may be even at higher risk than the healthy children. Children suffered from malignancy are especially exposed to its deficiency, because of the potential impact of the disease and its treatment. However,...