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Novel Techniques in Nutrition and Food Science

Biochemical Effects of Vitamin A on Bladder Cancer

  • Open or CloseTunay Dogan1 and Ster Irmak Sav2*

    1Department of Basic Oncology, Division of Cancer Genetics, Istanbul University, Oncology Institute, Turkey

    2Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey

    *Corresponding author:Ster Irmak Sav, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey

Submission: February 12, 2021;Published: April 07, 2021

Volume5 Issue5
April, 2021

Abstract

Among all urological cancers, Bladder Cancer (BC) is the tenth most common type of cancer worldwide, with approximately 549,000 new cases per year and 200,000 mortality. It is four times more common in males than females and is frequently seen in the sixth and seventh decades [1]. In addition to its negative effects on public health, BC is one of the cancer types with the highest cost of treatment due to its frequent recurrence [2]. For these reasons, the role of dietary factors, especially vitamins, in preventing BC has been studied frequently. In this mini review, we aimed to summarize that experimental and epidemiological studies investigating the relationship between vitamin A and BC.

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