Prostate Cancer

National study finds vitamin E supplement may increase prostate cancer risk

Published in Cancer Weekly, October 25th, 2011

2011 OCT 25 -- Cleveland: Men who take a daily vitamin E supplement - a regimen once thought to reduce cancer risk - face an increased risk of prostate cancer, according to results of a large national study.

The finding comes from a report summarizing the latest results of the Selenium and

Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT). Eric Klein, M.D., chair of the Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute at Cleveland Clinic, is the lead author.

SELECT began in 2001 to test earlier research suggesting selenium and vitamin E supplements may reduce the risk of developing certain cancers. Some vitamin supplements...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2011-10-25)

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