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NIH-funded study shows increased prostate cancer risk from vitamin E supplements

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-funded-study-shows-increased-prostate-cancer-risk-vitamin-e-supplements

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

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NIH-funded study shows increased prostate cancer risk from vitamin E supplements
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Men who took 400 international units (I.U.) of vitamin E daily had more prostate cancers compared to men who took a placebo, according to an updated review of data from the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT). The findings showed that, per 1,000 men, there were 76 prostate cancers in men who took only vitamin E supplements, vs. 65 in men on placebo over a seven-year period, or 11 more cases of prostate cancer per 1,000 men. This represents a 17 percent increase in prostate cancers relative to those who took a placebo. This difference was statistically significant and therefore is not likely due to chance. The results of this update appeared Oct. 12, 2011, in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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