Frequency of Vitamin D deficiency in women with breast cancer

Aim: to compare the frequency of vitamin d deficiency in patients with breast cancer as compare to controls in our population. method: this cross-sectional survey was carried out from 1st june 2015 to 31st december 2015. a total of 50 patients (25 cases and 25 controls) between 20-60 years were included in the study. cases were those females who were diagnosed for breast cancer on histopathology while controls were the healthy normal women coming in opd of medical unit-1,bolan medical complex hospital,quetta for any other disease. results: mean age in our study was calculated as 41.24±8.32 in cases and 37.43±7.19 in controls. frequency of vitamin d deficiency reveals in 24(96%) in cases and 18(72%) p value <0.05. conclusion: we concluded the frequency of vitamin d insufficiency is significantly higher in women with breast cancer when compared to the controls.