THE CONNECTION BETWEEN INSUFFICIENT VITAMIN D LEVELS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MALIGNANT DISEASES

Zloćudne bolesti danas predstavljaju veliki javnozdravstveni i ekonomski problem u razvijenim zemljama i zemljama u razvoju. Prema SZO zloćudne bolesti su drugi uzrok smrti odmah poslije kardiovaskularnih bolesti. Da bi se smanjio broj oboljelih od zloćudnih bolesti mnoge zemlje danas promoviraju kampanje ranog otkrivanja i prevencije nastanka zloćudnih bolesti. U ovome radu osvrnuli smo se na mogućnost primjene vitamina D kao jednog od mogućih načina prevencije i liječenja zloćudnih bolesti.Malignancies today represent a major public health and economic problem in developed and developing countries. According to WHO, malignancies are the second cause of death immediately after cardiovascular disease. To reduce the number of malignancies, many countries today are promoting early detection and prevention campaigns for malignancies. In this paper, we look at the possibility of using vitamin D as one of the possible ways of preventing and treating malignant diseases