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The Influence of Serum Vitamin A on Lung Cancer Risk

Received: 28 February 2017     Accepted: 11 March 2017     Published: 27 March 2017
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of serum level vitamin A with the incidence of lung cancer (LCa). An analysis, using a prospective study design, was conducted among a cohort of 3,086 men and women, ages 25 to 74 years, from the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey-Epidemiologic Follow-up Study. Using Cox proportional hazards regression analysis, inverse associations between serum vitamin A and LCa risk were observed in all models. These findings suggest that increased serum vitamin A may protect against LCa. Additional studies, addressing the limitations encountered in this analysis, are needed to validate the protective role vitamin A may play against LCa risk.

Published in International Journal of Clinical Oncology and Cancer Research (Volume 2, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijcocr.20170202.13
Page(s) 45-50
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Keywords

Follow-up Studies, Incidence, Lung Neoplasms, Nutrition Surveys, Prospective Studies, Vitamin A

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