A way to slash your risk? To see what effect vitamin C, vitamin
E, and multivitamins had on liver cancer risk, researchers from
the Shanghai Cancer Institute investigated the dietary and
supplement intake habits of 132,837 people as part of the
Shanghai Women’s Health Study and the Shanghai Men’s Health
Study for an average of 11 and 6 years, respectively. - During
the follow-up period, 267 people developed liver cancer. -
Higher vitamin E intake from diet and supplements was associated
with a significantly lower risk of liver cancer in men and
women. - Vitamin C and multivitamin supplements were associated
with a higher risk of liver cancer in people with liver disease
or a family history of liver cancer. - Vitamin C and other
vitamins from dietary sources didn’t seem to affect liver cancer
risk. “We found a clear, inverse dose-response relation between
vitamin E intake and liver cancer risk,” the authors said.
Vitamin E is an antioxidant nutrient that can help prevent DNA
damage and facilitate DNA repair, b