Category: Cancer

Study: Cancer Vitamin and mineral supplement use is associated with reduced risk of prostate cancer. Kristal AR; Stanford JL; Cohen JH; Wicklund K; Patterson RE Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 1999 Oct;8(10):887-92 This population-based, case-control study in King County, Washington examined supplement use in 697 incident prostate cancer cases (ages 40-64) identified from the Puget Sound […] More

Study: Cancer Vitamin supplement use and reduced risk of oral and pharyngeal cancer. Gridley G; McLaughlin JK; Block G; Blot WJ; Gluch M; Fraumeni JF Am J Epidemiol 1992 May 15;135(10):1083-92 Use of vitamin and mineral supplements was assessed in a population-based case-control study of oral and pharyngeal cancer, conducted during 1984-1985 in four areas […] More

Study: Cancer Vitamin supplement use and risk for oral and esophageal cancer. Barone J; Taioli E; Hebert JR; Wynder EL Nutr Cancer 1992;18(1):31-41 In a hospital-based case-control study, 290 oral cancer cases and 133 esophageal cancer cases were queried as to smoking status, alcohol consumption, and dietary exposures, including vitamin supplement history. Among oral cancer […] More

Study: Cancer A short-term dietary supplementation of high doses of vitamin E increases T helper 1 cytokine production in patients with advanced colorectal cancer. Malmberg KJ; Lenkei R; Petersson M; Ohlum T; Ichihara F; Glimelius B; Frodin JE; Masucci G; Kiessling R Clin Cancer Res 2002 Jun;8(6):1772-8 PURPOSE: Patients with advanced cancer exhibit multifaceted defects […] More

Study: Cancer The association of plasma micronutrients with the risk of cervical dysplasia in Hawaii. Goodman MT; Kiviat N; McDuffie K; Hankin JH; Hernandez B; Wilkens LR; Franke A; Kuypers J; Kolonel LN; Nakamura J; Ing G; Branch B; Bertram CC; Kamemoto L; Sharma S; Killeen J Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 1998 Jun;7(6):537-44 Limited data […] More

Study: Cancer Chemoprevention of bladder cancer. Kamat AM; Lamm DL Urol Clin North Am 2002 Feb;29(1):157-68 Prospective randomized trials with a large sample size, long follow-up, and an extended duration of treatment are needed to clarify the association between micronutrients and cancer protection. With these caveats in mind, several recommendations can be made. Simple measures, […] More

Study: Cancer Selenium and cancer: some nutritional aspects. Alaejos MS; Diaz Romero FJ; Diaz Romero C Nutrition 2000 May;16(5):376-83 The level of selenium in cancer patients is lower than that in control subjects. However, low selenium levels in body fluids can be due to the malnutrition observed in these patients. There is evidence from epidemiologic […] More

Study: Cancer Vitamin supplements and cancer risk: the epidemiologic evidence. Patterson RE; White E; Kristal AR; Neuhouser ML; Potter JD Cancer Causes Control 1997 Sep;8(5):786-802 This report reviews published epidemiologic research on the associations of vitamin and mineral supplementation with cancer risk. Although the literature on nutrition and cancer is vast, few reports to date […] More

Study: Cancer Innovation vs. quality control: an ‘unpublishable’ clinical trial of supplemental ascorbate in incurable cancer. Cameron E; Campbell A Med Hypotheses 1991 Nov;36(3):185-9 A computerized data bank was created recording the details of all cancer patients attending three district general hospitals in West Central Scotland over a 4.5 year period 1978-1982. At the conclusion […] More

Study: Cancer Effect of folate supplementation on the incidence of dysplasia and cancer in chronic ulcerative colitis. A case-control study. Lashner BA; Heidenreich PA; Su GL; Kane SV; Hanauer SB Gastroenterology 1989 Aug;97(2):255-9 Folate deficiency has been associated with dysplasia in human cancer models. Patients with ulcerative colitis commonly have decreased folate levels, which are […] More