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Review of Recent Advances in Understanding the Role of Vitamin D in Reducing Cancer Risk: Breast, Colorectal, Prostate, and Overall Cancer by Grant, William B

“…This article is a narrative review of recent epidemiological findings regarding ultraviolet-B (UVB) dose or exposure, serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]…”
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A Survey of Deep Learning: Platforms, Applications and Emerging Research Trends by Hatcher, William Grant, Yu, Wei

“…Deep learning has exploded in the public consciousness, primarily as predictive and analytical products suffuse our world, in the form of numerous…”
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Vitamin D and Cancer: An Historical Overview of the Epidemiology and Mechanisms by Muñoz, Alberto, Grant, William B

“…This is a narrative review of the evidence supporting vitamin D's anticancer actions. The first section reviews the findings from ecological studies of cancer…”
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Evidence that Vitamin D Supplementation Could Reduce Risk of Influenza and COVID-19 Infections and Deaths by Grant, William B, Lahore, Henry, McDonnell, Sharon L, Baggerly, Carole A, French, Christine B, Aliano, Jennifer L, Bhattoa, Harjit P

“…The world is in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic. Public health measures that can reduce the risk of infection and death in addition to quarantines are…”
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A Review of the Evidence Supporting the Vitamin D-Cancer Prevention Hypothesis in 2017 by Grant, William B

“…The vitamin D-cancer prevention hypothesis has been evaluated through several types of studies, including geographical ecological studies related to indices of…”
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Molecular link between vitamin D and cancer prevention by Moukayed, Meis, Grant, William B

“…The metabolite of vitamin D, 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D₃ (also known as calcitriol), is a biologically active molecule required to maintain the physiological…”
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Comments on "Guidelines to restrict consumption of red meat to under 350g/week based on colorectal cancer risk are not consistent with health evidence" by Grant, William B.

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Comments on "Association of calcium and vitamin D supplementation with cancer incidence and cause-specific mortality in Black women: Extended follow-up of the Women's Health Initiative calcium-vitamin D trial" by Grant, William B

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Evidence Regarding Vitamin D and Risk of COVID-19 and Its Severity by Mercola, Joseph, Grant, William B, Wagner, Carol L

“…Vitamin D deficiency co-exists in patients with COVID-19. At this time, dark skin color, increased age, the presence of pre-existing illnesses and vitamin D…”
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A Brief History of the Progress in Our Understanding of Genetics and Lifestyle, Especially Diet, in the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease by Grant, William B

“…The two major determining factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD) are genetics and lifestyle. Alleles of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene play important roles in…”
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25-hydroxyvitamin D and breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and colorectal adenomas: case-control versus nested case-control studies by Grant, William B

“…Existing literature includes concerns regarding reliability of case-control studies of breast cancer incidence with respect to 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D)…”
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Comment on ‘Gaining exposure on perceptions of sunscreen: a national survey of patients with melanoma’ by Grant, William B

“…A recent article stated that sunscreen is a vital tool in protecting against and reducing the risk of developing skin cancer. However, that is only for…”
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The present understanding of the effects of dietary red meat and the Mediterranean diet on rheumatoid arthritis by Grant, William B.

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Putative roles of solar UVA and UVB exposure and vitamin D supplementation in reducing risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 severity by Grant, William B

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Roles of Solar UVB and Vitamin D in Reducing Cancer Risk and Increasing Survival by Grant, William B

“…The present article reviews existing scientific evidence in support of the ultraviolet-B (UVB)-vitamin D-cancer hypothesis, now being in its 35th year…”
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Follow-Up Period Affects the Association between Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration and Incidence of Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, and Cognitive Impairment by Grant, William B

“…Vitamin D's effect on risk health outcomes is often evaluated using prospective cohort studies. For vitamin D, risk ratios (RRs) are based on health outcomes…”
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Ecological Studies of the UVB-Vitamin D-Cancer Hypothesis by GRANT, William B

“…This paper reviews ecological studies of the ultraviolet-B (UVB)-vitamin D-cancer hypothesis based on geographical variation of cancer incidence and/or…”
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Cancer Incidence Rates in the US in 2016-2020 with Respect to Solar UVB Doses, Diabetes and Obesity Prevalence, Lung Cancer Incidence Rates, and Alcohol Consumption: An Ecological Study by Grant, William B

“…This article reports the results of an ecological study of cancer incidence rates by state in the US for the period 2016-2020. The goals of this study were to…”
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Long Follow-Up Times Weaken Observational Diet-Cancer Study Outcomes: Evidence from Studies of Meat and Cancer Risk by Grant, William B

“…For years, prospective cohort studies of diet and cancer incidence have reported smaller effects than do retrospective case-control (CC) studies. The…”
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Diet, Inflammation, and Infectious Diseases by Grant, William B

“…This Special Issue, "Diet, Inflammation, and Infectious Diseases", focuses on the potential of diet to modulate inflammation and infectious and chronic disease…”
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