Editorial
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World J Clin Oncol. Jun 24, 2024; 15(6): 691-694
Published online Jun 24, 2024. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v15.i6.691
Vitamin D and prostate cancer prevention
Evita Krumina, Abrahams Ocanto, Felipe Couñago
Evita Krumina, Department of Radiation Oncology, GenesisCare Guadalajara, Guadalajara 19004, Spain
Abrahams Ocanto, Felipe Couñago, Department of Radiation Oncology, San Francisco de Asís University Hospital, GenesisCare Madrid, Madrid 28002, Spain
Abrahams Ocanto, Felipe Couñago, Department of Radiation Oncology, Vithas La Milagrosa University Hospital, GenesisCare Madrid, Madrid 28010, Spain
Felipe Couñago, National Director GenesisCare, Spain
Author contributions: Krumina E, Ocanto A and Couñago F designed the overall concept and outline of the manuscript; Krumina E contributed to the discussion and design of the manuscript; Krumina E, Ocanto A and Couñago F contributed to the writing, and editing the manuscript and review of literature.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Abrahams Ocanto, MD, Department of Radiation Oncology, San Francisco de Asís University Hospital, Genesis Care Madrid, Madrid 28002, Spain. abraham.ocanto@gmail.com
Received: February 13, 2024
Revised: April 8, 2024
Accepted: May 6, 2024
Published online: June 24, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This editorial remarks the importance of vitamin D beyond bone health and its relationship with prevention prostate cancer in the light of recent studies what suggests how deficiency and increased levels are related with an augmented risk of prostate cancer.