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Vitamin-E supplements linked to prostate cancer
LESLIE BECK | Columnist profile | E-mail
From Wednesday's Globe and Mail
Published Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011 4:00PM EDT
Last updated Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011 5:56PM EDT
If you?re a male taking vitamin E, consider tossing your supplements: According to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the antioxidant supplement increases the risk of prostate cancer.
The study, called SELECT (the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial), found that men who took 400 IU (international units) of vitamin E each day were 17 per cent more likely to develop prostate cancer than non-vitamin-E users...
Vitamin-E supplements linked to prostate cancer
LESLIE BECK | Columnist profile | E-mail
From Wednesday's Globe and Mail
Published Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011 4:00PM EDT
Last updated Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011 5:56PM EDT
If you?re a male taking vitamin E, consider tossing your supplements: According to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the antioxidant supplement increases the risk of prostate cancer.
The study, called SELECT (the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial), found that men who took 400 IU (international units) of vitamin E each day were 17 per cent more likely to develop prostate cancer than non-vitamin-E users...