No prostate benefit from vitamin E, selenium
October 28th, 2008 Posted in alternative treatments, prostate cancer preventionThe government decided to stop part of a major research of whether vitamin E and selenium prevent prostate cancer. The reason for this decision is because the supplements aren’t working and there’s a hint of risk.
Earlier smaller studies had suggested the nutrients might help, but instead they’ve become the latest failures in a quest to find cancer-preventing dietary supplements.
The National Cancer Institute announced Monday that they will be getting letters in the next few days to all 35,000 men age 50 and older involved in the study, telling them to quit the pills. An early review of the data shows neither supplement, taken alone or together, is preventing prostate cancer.