Dept. of Thoracic Surgery Medicalpark Hospital Fener m. Tekelioglu c No: 7, 07200 Antalya,
Turkey
Research Article
Vitamin D Deficiency as a Risk Factor in Non-Squamous Lung Cancer Subgroups - A Preliminary Study
Author(s): Ahmet Bulent Kargi, Meltem Demir, Ezel Tasdemir and Aysegul KargiAhmet Bulent Kargi, Meltem Demir, Ezel Tasdemir and Aysegul Kargi
Background: It has been known that smoking is the primary causative factor of lung cancer, but other factors also play roles. Epidemiological studies demonstrate an increase of cancer in people lower exposure to sunlight and which has an impact in the synthesis of active 25(OH)D. The aim of study was to determinate the potential role of 25(OH)D etiologic factor in subtypes of lung cancer. Methods: There were 140 participants of which 100 were men (71.4%) and 40 (28.6%) were women. The study group was 60 lung cancer before any treatment participants (48 male, 12 female) and control group was 80 (52 male, 28 female). The study group was divided into three histologic subtypes; small cell lung cancer (SCLC) (13 pts, 21.7%), squamous cell lung cancer (SqCC) (18 pts, 30%) and non-squamous (23 adenocarcinoma, 6 others; total 29 pts, 48.3%). Results: There was significant difference between s.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2472-1247.1000113
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