Vitamin D deficiency in head and neck cancer patients – prevalence, prognostic value and impact on immune function

Vitamin D deficiency in head and neck cancer patients – prevalence, prognostic value and impact on immune function

Vitamin D deficiency is frequently observed in human cancer patients and a prognostic relevance could be shown for some entities. Additionally, it is known that vitamin D can stimulate the patients’ antitumor immunity. However, valid epidemiological data for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HN...

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Main Authors: Florian Bochen, Benedikt Balensiefer, Sandrina Körner, Jörg Thomas Bittenbring, Frank Neumann, Armand Koch, Klaus Bumm, Anke Marx, Silke Wemmert, Georgios Papaspyrou, David Zuschlag, Jan Philipp Kühn, Basel Al Kadah, Bernhard Schick, Maximilian Linxweiler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-09-01
Series:OncoImmunology
Subjects:
head and neck cancer
vitamin d
immunooncology
natural killer cells
t cells
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2162402X.2018.1476817

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2162402X.2018.1476817

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