Human lung tumors destroy anti-cancer hormone vitamin D

Monday, April 20, 2009 - 15:21 in Health & Medicine

Human lung tumors have the ability to eliminate Vitamin D, a hormone with anti-cancer activity, a new study from the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) suggests. Results of the study are being presented at the 100th annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), April 18 to 22, in Denver.

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