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ea0037ep1117 | Endocrine tumours | ECE2015

Vitamin D and prostate cancer

Kostoglou-Athanassiou Ifigenia , Papageorgiou Eustathia , Armakolas Athanasios , Aroni Vlasia , Koutsilieris Michael

Introduction: Vitamin D is a hormone related to calcium homeostasis and normal function of the musculoskeletal system. Recently, the extraskeletal actions of vitamin D are the focus of scientific interest. The hormone is thought to possess anticancer properties, these properties being especially related to cancer of the prostate.Aim: The aim was to study the effect of vitamin D on PC3 prostate cancer cells in vitro.Methods...