Vitamin D intake and survival and recurrence in head and neck cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives/hypothesis

With an unacceptably low 5-year survival rate and few identified modifiable factors that affect head and neck cancer (HNC) outcomes, HNC survival remains an important public health problem. Vitamin D has been shown to be associated with immune reactivity and improved outcomes for some cancer sites, but findings are mixed, and few studies have examined vitamin D in relation to HNC. This study aimed to assess the association between vitamin D intake and survival outcomes in HNC patients.

Study design

Prospective cohort study.

Methods

This study utilized data on 434 HNC patients with valid pretreatment food frequency questionnaire data who participated in the University of Michigan Head and Neck Specialized Program of Research Excellence epidemiolog

SUBMITTER: Yokosawa EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6235739 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature