Vitamin D Supplements and Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease

JoAnn E. Manson; Nancy R. Cook; I‐Min Lee; William Christen; Shari S. Bassuk; Samia Mora; Heike Gibson; David Gordon; Trisha Copeland; Denise D’Agostino; Georgina Friedenberg; Claire Ridge; Vadim Bubes; Edward L. Giovannucci; Walter C. Willett; Julie E. Buring

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1809944

Abstract

Supplementation with vitamin D did not result in a lower incidence of invasive cancer or cardiovascular events than placebo. (Funded by the National Institutes of Health and others; VITAL ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01169259 .).

Keywords

MedicineVitamin D and neurologyDiseaseCancer preventionCancerRandomized controlled trialCardiovascular healthVitaminInternal medicineClinical trial

MeSH Terms

AgedCardiovascular DiseasesDietary SupplementsDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsTreatment FailureVitamin DVitamins

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 380
Issue: 1
Pages: 33-44
Citations: 1512
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                                    JoAnn E. Manson, 
                                
                                    Nancy R. Cook, 
                                
                                    I‐Min Lee
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Vitamin D Supplements and Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 380
                            (1)
                            , 33-44.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1809944
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1809944
PMID: 30415629
PMCID: PMC6425757

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