Multi-vitamin pills linked to higher risk of prostate cancer

Taking too many vitamin supplements can increase the risk of deadly
prostate cancer, new research suggests.

American scientists investigated the impact of vitamin use on cancer
in 295,344 men enrolled in a national diet and health study.

After five years, they found a surprising link between rates of
advanced and fatal prostate cancer and men who regularly took multi-
vitamins.
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Those who used the supplements more than once a day were significantly
more likely to suffer dangerous advanced forms of the disease than men
who took no multi-vitamins.

The correlation was strongest for men with a family history of the
disease, and who also took selenium, beta-carotene or zinc
supplements. No similar association was seen between heavy multi-
vitamin use and localised prostate cancer.

The explanation for the findings, published in the Journal of the
National Cancer Institute, remains a mystery. ...

http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news...400654.0.0.php

Cordially,

Raving

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Taking too many vitamin supplements can increase the risk of deadly
prostate cancer, new research suggests.

American scientists investigated the impact of vitamin use on cancer
in 295,344 men enrolled in a national diet and health study.

After five years, they found a surprising link between rates of
advanced and fatal prostate cancer and men who regularly took multi-
vitamins.
advertisement

Those who used the supplements more than once a day were significantly
more likely to suffer dangerous advanced forms of the disease than men
who took no multi-vitamins.

The correlation was strongest for men with a family history of the
disease, and who also took selenium, beta-carotene or zinc
supplements. No similar association was seen between heavy multi-
vitamin use and localised prostate cancer.

The explanation for the findings, published in the Journal of the
National Cancer Institute, remains a mystery. ...

http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news...400654.0.0.php

Cordially,

Raving

The correlation was strongest for men with a family history of the disease,
and who also took selenium, beta-carotene or zinc supplements. No similar
association was seen between heavy multi-vitamin use and localised prostate
cancer.

On May 17, 2:11 am, "Jan Drew" wrote:
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Taking too many vitamin supplements can increase the risk of deadly
prostate cancer, new research suggests.

American scientists investigated the impact of vitamin use on cancer
in 295,344 men enrolled in a national diet and health study.

After five years, they found a surprising link between rates of
advanced and fatal prostate cancer and men who regularly took multi-
vitamins.
advertisement

Those who used the supplements more than once a day were significantly
more likely to suffer dangerous advanced forms of the disease than men
who took no multi-vitamins.

The correlation was strongest for men with a family history of the
disease, and who also took selenium, beta-carotene or zinc
supplements. No similar association was seen between heavy multi-
vitamin use and localised prostate cancer.

The explanation for the findings, published in the Journal of the
National Cancer Institute, remains a mystery. ...

http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news...400654.0.0.php

Cordially,

Raving

The correlation was strongest for men with a family history of the disease,
and who also took selenium, beta-carotene or zinc supplements. No similar
association was seen between heavy multi-vitamin use and localised prostate
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Read it carefully, and that article doesn't say anything of use.
It was probably written by a typical drug company sycophant, like the
one that came out a few weeks ago about supplements.

Chris