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    Critical review: relationship between serum vitamin D levels and breast cancer risk.
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2021-07-13) Morales Rios, Edith Jacinta; Bohórquez Medina, Sofia Lorena
    Breast cancer is currently the cancer that affects women with the highest prevalence, positioning itself as the type of cancer with the highest mortality rate worldwide. On the other hand, vitamin D is one of the micronutrients with various fundamental metabolic and physiological functions in some organs of the human body, such as the liver, heart, lungs, intestines, bones, and mammary glands, where it acts as a vitamin receptor. D (VDR). In addition, it exerts immunomodulatory and antiproliferative effects, therefore, evidence-based research is required to analyze the importance of this vitamin in the prevention, development, as well as treatment of breast cancer. By virtue of the above, the present research: “critical review: Relationship between serum levels of vitamin D and the risk of breast cancer”, aimed to identify the relationship between serum levels of vitamin D and the risk of breast cancer. . Therefore, the following research question was asked: “Are low levels of vitamin D related to an increased risk of breast cancer in adult women?” The search for scientific articles was carried out in five scientific bases, SCOPUS, PUBMED, EMBASE, WEB OF SCIENCE, SCIENCE DIRECT. 121 articles were found, of which 23 were selected by carrying out the evaluation, and selection of the article for the critical comment, which is a systematic review and meta-analysis titled: “Vitamin D and breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies”, with the highest level of evidence and recommendation (I and I respectively). After analyzing the selected article, by writing the critical comment, it can be concluded that 25 (OH) D deficiency was directly related to breast cancer and that sun exposure can help prevent breast cancer. more efficient than ingesting it through food supplements.