Multivitamins modestly lower risk of cancer in middle-aged and older men, study finds

Multivitamins modestly lowered the risk for cancer in healthy male doctors who took them for more than a decade, the first large study to test these pills has found. In the new study, multivitamins cut the chance of developing cancer by eight per cent. That is less effective than a good diet, exercise and not smoking, each of which can lower cancer risk by 20 per cent to 30 per cent, cancer experts say. Read more here.

Study mentioned: Gaziano, JM et al. Multivitamins in the Prevention of Cancer in MenThe Physicians' Health Study II Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA. 2012;():1-10. Online first.