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Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with the development of rickets (a disease leading to soft bones and skeletal deformities), but research is revealing the potential importance of vitamin D in reducing the risk of a host of health problems, including cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and autoimmune diseases. Vitamin D helps the body use calcium.
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Registered Dieticians Sparse in VA Cancer Care -
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Transgender Women and Prostate Cancer: It’s Complicated -
Changes in Age-Related Mortality in Malignant Melanoma From 1999- 2022: A CDC Wonder Study -
Geographical Trends in Malignant Melanoma from 1999-2022: A CDC Wonder Study -
Implementation of an Intervention to Improve Efficiency and Accuracy of Data Entry into the Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry at the Lexington VA Healthcare System -
A Phase II Study With Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Up-Front Radiotherapy in High-Intermediate and High-Risk Prostate Cancer With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy to Pelvic Nodes and Concomitant Prostate Boost by Simultaneous Integrated Boost
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