Vitamin D supplementation to the older adult population in Germany has the cost‐saving potential of preventing almost 30 000 cancer deaths per year

Recent meta‐analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated significant reduction in cancer mortality by vitamin D supplementation. We estimated costs and savings for preventing cancer deaths by vitamin D supplementation of the population aged 50+ years in Germany. Our analysis is...

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Published in:	Molecular oncology Vol. 15; no. 8; pp. 1986 - 1994
Main Authors:	Niedermaier, Tobias, Gredner, Thomas, Kuznia, Sabine, Schöttker, Ben, Mons, Ute, Brenner, Hermann
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.08.2021 John Wiley and Sons Inc Wiley
Subjects:	Age groups Aged Aged, 80 and over Alfacalcidol Analysis Calcifediol Cancer cancer mortality Cancer therapies Clinical trials Confidence intervals Cost control Cost of Illness cost saving Cost Savings Dietary Supplements Economic aspects Germany Germany - epidemiology Health aspects Humans Laboratories Life expectancy Meta-analysis Mortality Neoplasms - economics Neoplasms - mortality Neoplasms - prevention & control Population Prevention Sensitivity analysis Standard deviation supplementation Supplements Vitamin D Vitamin D - administration & dosage Germany United Kingdom > UK United States > US supplementation vitamin D prevention cancer mortality cost saving
ISSN:	1574-7891, 1878-0261, 1878-0261
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