Vitamin D Supplement in Preventing Colon Cancer in African Americans With Colon Polyps

ABSTRACT: RATIONALE: Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs to keep cancer from forming. The use of vitamin D may keep colorectal cancer from forming in patients with colon polyps. PURPOSE: This randomized phase I trial is studying a vitamin D supplement to see how well it works compared with a placebo in preventing colorectal cancer in African Americans with colon polyps.

DISEASE(S): Colon Cancer,Colorectal Cancer,Precancerous Condition,Precancerous Conditions,Colonic Neoplasms

PROVIDER: 2070007 | ecrin-mdr-crc |

REPOSITORIES: ECRIN MDR