Vitamin E/multivitamin daily intake reduces colon cancer risk in 444-patient study.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
VITAMIN E/MULTIVITAMIN USE DECREASES COLON CANCER RISK, according to a study by Emily White, PhD, et al., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, in the October issue of Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. The study involved 444 men and women between the ages of 30 and 62 who had been diagnosed with colon cancer and 427 controls of similar ages. The study found a 49% reduction in the risk of colon cancer associated with multivitamin use and a 43% reduction in risk among subjects taking vitamin E.