Active surveillance protocols rely on the premise that low-risk disease remains indolent. Thus, understanding environmental factors that promote the progression of indolent disease towards aggressive stages is important to manage men on these programmes. In this Perspectives, the authors describe the data regarding the roles of dietary calcium and vitamin D in prostate cancer and consider whether intake should be modified in men with the disease.
- Thierry Capiod
- Nicolas Barry Delongchamps
- Vincent Goffin
