Wednesday 5 October 2016

Vitamin D and patients with palliative cancer

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 2016, vol 30(3) 287-91
Linda Bjorkhem-Bergman; Peter Bergman

The authors of this review explore the role of vitamin D in the immune system and discuss its potential value in the palliative care of cancer patients. From the results of their own observational study and a case report they suggest that vitamin D supplementation has a beneficial effect on pain and well-being and could reduce susceptibility to infections.

Full text available in  BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care
Available in print in Arthur Rank Hospice Library, Cambridge