Research & Development In Brief
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Vitamin B6 linked to lower lung cancer risk: Above average serum levels of vitamin B6 and methionine can reduce the risk of lung cancer by at least 50 percent, according to a study in the June 14 Journal of the American Medical Association. Scientists with the International Agency for Research on Cancer analyzed the ratios of lung cancer relative to these nutrient levels in smokers, former smokers and nonsmokers enrolled in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition between 1992 and 2000. After accounting for smoking, they found the higher participants' vitamin B6 and methionine levels were, the lower their risk for lung cancer. However, the researchers did not identify a causal link between higher nutrient levels and reduced cancer risk, nor do they recommend further intervention trials of B vitamins based on results of past vitamin and nutrient intervention trials
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