Arch Osteoporos (2016) 11:4 DOI 10.1007/s11657-015-0256-x
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Vitamin D deficiency in patients admitted to the general ward with breast, lung, and colorectal cancer in Buenos Aires, Argentina Marina Aguirre 1 & Natalia Manzano 1 & Yésica Salas 1 & Martín Angel 1 & Fernando A. Díaz-Couselo 1 & Marcelo Zylberman 1
Received: 7 September 2015 / Accepted: 14 December 2015 # International Osteoporosis Foundation and National Osteoporosis Foundation 2015
Abstract Summary A high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D has been reported in cancer patients. Low levels of 25-(OH)-vitamin D were found in 158 of 162 (97.5 %) inpatients with breast, lung, and colorectal cancer under active treatment, with severe deficiency (30 ng/ml), mild deficiency (20–30 ng/ml), and severe deficiency (
