date:Sep 11, 2013
low levels are associated with a higher risk of suffering from it.
The scientists performing the study found that the protective effect was most pronounced in those participants with the most aggressive forms of bladder cancer, and that vitamin D regulates a specific protein, FGFR3, that is a critical part in the development of this type of cancer. By regulating the FGFR3 protein, vitamin D controls metastasis of bladder cancer cells, the primary mechanism by which most cancers spread througho