Multivitamins Cut Cancer Risk in Men, Study Finds (NEW YORK) --
It's a decision that millions of Americans face every morning:
to take, or not to take, that multivitamin. Now, a new study of
almost 15,000 men over 50 suggests popping that daily supplement
could cut cancer rates by 8 percent. The study is good news for
some Americans, who spend billions of dollars each year on the
assumption that taking a daily multivitamin will help prevent
disease. "Despite the lack of definitive trial data regarding
the benefits of multivitamins in the prevention of chronic
disease, including cancer, many men and women take them for
precisely this reason," said Dr. Michael Gaziano, professor of
medicine at Harvard Medical School and lead author of the study
published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical
Association. "Our study shows a modest but significant benefit
in cancer prevention." It's unclear whether the results apply to
women or men under 50. Previous large studies, including a
180,000-patient study sta