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Increased prostate cancer risk from vitamin E supplements - National Cancer Institute

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Men who took 400 international units 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,

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Symposier - Healthy men taking vitamin E supplements have increased risk of developing prostate cancer

symposier.com — “Uploaded and shared in Youtube by: TheJAMAReport — Prior studies have shown a relationship between the supplements Selenium and Vitamin E and preventing prostate cancer. In 2008, researchers from the "SELECT" or Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial found taking extra doses of these supplements did not help prevent the disease. Researchers then continued following the men even though they stopped taking the supplements. Long-term follow-up results show that men who took VitamiView full resource at symposier.com

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Vitamin E linked to increased prostate cancer risk: SELECT Data

nutraingredients-usa.com — “Supplements of synthetic vitamin E may increase the risk of prostate cancer, but no increase risk is observed when taken with selenium, researchers from the SELECT trial report.View full resource at nutraingredients-usa.com

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Vitamin E linked to increased prostate cancer risk: SELECT Data

nutraingredients-usa.com — “Supplements of synthetic vitamin E may increase the risk of prostate cancer, but no increase risk is observed when taken with selenium, researchers from the SELECT trial report.View full resource at nutraingredients-usa.com

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Vitamin E supplements linked with increased risk of prostate cancer

news-medical.net — “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 (SELECT) Trial.View full resource at news-medical.net

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medpagetoday.com — “Men receiving vitamin E supplements in a large randomized trial showed a slight but statistically significant increase in prostate cancer diagnoses after 10 years of follow-up, researchers said.View full resource at medpagetoday.com

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medpagetoday.com — “Men receiving vitamin E supplements in a large randomized trial showed a slight but statistically significant increase in prostate cancer diagnoses after 10 years of follow-up, researchers said.View full resource at medpagetoday.com

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hemonctoday.com — “Follow-up results from the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial show that men who took vitamin E supplements were at a significantlyView full resource at hemonctoday.com

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