Vitamin E Supplements Fight Bladder Cancer

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Press Release Source: Foods for the Future

 

Vitamin E Supplements Fight Bladder Cancer, Study by American Cancer Society

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Friday February 28, 3:49 pm ET

 

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Vitamin E supplements are believed to

reduce the risk of bladder cancer mortality, according to a study conducted

by the American Cancer Society.

 

Antioxidants such as Vitamin E have long been recognized as fighting off

free radicals, which are molecules associated with aging and certain

diseases, including cancer.

 

 

In Atlanta, Ga., a team of nine researchers examined the association between

use of Vitamin E supplements and bladder cancer deaths. Health records of

almost one million adults were studied for a 16-year period. Bladder cancer

deaths occurred in men almost three times more than in women.

 

Regular use of Vitamin E in supplement form over a period of years, however,

was associated with a reduced risk of bladder cancer mortality, the study

showed. The strongest evidence came from test patients who consumed Vitamin

E supplements for a long duration -- 10 years or more.

 

The study was conducted by the American Cancer Society's Department of

Epidemiology and Surveillance Research. The study has been published in the

American Journal of Epidemiology.

 

Research on Vitamin E has shown it to be a potent antioxidant that attaches

directly to " bad " cholesterol in the blood and helps prevent damage from

free radicals. Studies have shown that Vitamin E can help prevent

atherosclerosis -- plaque within artery walls -- and that Vitamin E may slow

the progression of Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, in addition

to fighting other diseases and illnesses.

 

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Source: Foods for the Future