Diagnostics | Free Full-Text | Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Levels in Breast Cancer Risk in Mali: A Case–Control Study
(1) Background: Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer found in women in Mali. The aim of the current study was to determine the association between metabolites circulating in the blood, 25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)2D, and vitamin D levels with the risk of breast cancer in Malian women. (2) Methods: We conducted a prospective case–control study from August 2021 to March 2022. Control subjects were matched to cases according to age (within 5 years). The patients’ clinical stage was determined by the oncologist according to the tumour–nodes–metastasis (TNM) classification sys...
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