"MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Taking multivitamins, or supplements of vitamins C and E or folate does not reduce lung cancer risk, concludes a study by researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. "
"They analyzed data on almost 78,000 women and men, ages 50-76, in the VITamins and Lifestyle (VITAL) study. The participants filled out a detailed questionnaire on their vitamin intake over the previous 10 years. Of the study participants, 393 had been diagnosed with lung cancer."
"After adjusting for a number of lung cancer risk factors -- such as smoking, age or presence of other lung disease -- the researchers found no statistically significant associations between different types of vitamin supplements and lung cancer."
"The findings were to be presented Monday at the American Thoracic Society's ... read the whole article
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