The Effect of Vitamin E and Beta Carotene on the Incidence of Lung Cancer and Other Cancers in Male Smokers

doi:10.1056/nejm199404143301501

Abstract

We found no reduction in the incidence of lung cancer among male smokers after five to eight years of dietary supplementation with alpha-tocopherol or beta carotene. In fact, this trial raises the possibility that these supplements may actually have harmful as well as beneficial effects.

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MedicineLung cancerIncidence (geometry)Vitamin Ebeta-CaroteneConfidence intervalGastroenterologyCancerVitaminPlaceboInternal medicineTocopherolRelative riskPathologyBiologyAntioxidant

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Year: 1994
Type: article
Volume: 330
Issue: 15
Pages: 1029-1035
Citations: 4688
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                            (1994). 
                            The Effect of Vitamin E and Beta Carotene on the Incidence of Lung Cancer and Other Cancers in Male Smokers. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 330
                            (15)
                            , 1029-1035.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199404143301501
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejm199404143301501