Randomized Trials of Selenium, Vitamin E, or Vitamin C for Prostate Cancer Prevention

[摘要] The use of vitamins and supplements is extremely common among the US population. In the 1999–2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 52% of adults reported use of a dietary supplement within the past month.1 Numerous lifestyle and demographic factors have been associated with the likelihood of supplement use, including gender, age, dietary habits, education level, physical activity, and body mass index.2 Among participants from the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial, 85% reported using at least 1 dietary supplement.3 Other studies have similarly reported that men with prostate cancer represent a specific subpopulation with a greater than average history of supplement use.4 In this study, the most common supplements used were multivitamins, vitamin E, and vitamin C.4

[学科分类] 基础医学