Vitamin E, beta-carotene may protect smokers from prostate cancer
February 28th, 2009 Posted in alternative treatments, prostate cancer risksDaily supplements of vitamin E and beta-carotene may reduce the risk of prostate cancer in smokers, but not non-smokers, reports a new study, adding more contradictory results to an already confused field.
A diet rich in antioxidants like vitamins C and E, and beta-carotene has been reported to protect certain sub-populations, particularly smokers, against prostate cancer, a disease that is becoming more common, with incidence rates haven risen by almost two per cent over 15 years.
“Vitamin E supplementation in smokers and beta-carotene supplementation in men with low dietary beta-carotene were associated with reduced risks of this disease,” wrote lead author Victoria Kirsh from US National Cancer Institute.