Vitamin Research on Cancer

There are two goldstar studies on vitamins that reveal volumes, if you know how to read them.

• Nurses Health Study I and II

This study followed about 78,000 Nurses over 20* years and recorded many ongoing health, disease, and data points that were later used to evaluate numerous dietary and supplement health and disease associations. Nurses were studied since they would know how to accurately report and monitor symptoms. Many articles on this website use results from this study.

• Physicians Health Study I and II

Another similar study using 7,600 Doctors that upped the result values.

Follow the Research

Next is one study from the PHS II on 11,600 medical professionals that is useful to evaluate supplements on cancer.

Vitamins E and C in the Prevention of Prostate and Total Cancer in Men: The Physicians' Health Study II Randomized Controlled Trial | Cancer Screening, Prevention, Control | JAMA | JAMA Network

One arm of this study tested vitamin E, 400IU synthetic, Beta Carotene 50 mg, Vitamin C 500 mg, and a Centrum Silver multivitamin over 9 years to monitor cancer influences. The results showed these supplements had no impact on prostate or total cancer incidents. This website author fully agrees with this finding for the vitamin forms tested.

First, synthetic vitamin E is not recommended by the new vitamin criteria. It is incomplete and counter productive to the goal of impacting prostate cancer (See SELECT study). It does have very important anti-oxidant properties that could have value for some properties against certain cancer functions, but lacks vitamin E family members that show direct cancer participation. Vitamin C also has antioxidant properties for free radical control and at certain cancer processes might impact, but by itself, vitamin C is missing important values from vitamin C family members, rutin, hespiritin, and bioflavonoids. Centrum Silver multivitamin contains numerous errors in vitamin forms, lots of synthetics and unhealthy exicipents, plus lacks family members for beta carotene, vitamin C and E needed for complete functions, and has a few unwise and non-effective dosages.

CENTRUM SILVER 50+ Men label 

Supplement Facts

Serving Size: 1 Tablet

Servings per Container: 80

	Amount Per Serving	% Daily Value
Vitamin A (40% as Beta-Carotene)	750 mcg	83%
Vitamin C	60 mg	67%
Vitamin D3	25 mcg (1000 IU)	125%
Vitamin E	22.5 mg	150%
Vitamin K	30 mcg	25%
Thiamin	1.5 mg	125%
Riboflavin	1.7 mg	131%
Niacin	20 mg	125%
Vitamin B6	3 mg	176%
Folate (400 mcg Folic Acid)	667 mcg DFE	167%
Vitamin B12	25 mcg	1,042%
Biotin	30 mcg	100%
Pantothenic Acid	10 mg	200%
Calcium	220 mg	17%
Phosphorus	20 mg	2%
Iodine	150 mcg	100%
Magnesium	50 mg	12%
Zinc	11 mg	100%
Selenium	19 mcg	35%
Copper	0.5 mg	56%
Manganese	2.3 mg	100%
Chromium	50 mcg	143%
Molybdenum	45 mcg	100%
Chloride	72 mg	3%
Potassium	80 mg	2%
Lutein	250 mcg	*
Lycopene	300 mcg	*

*Daily value not established.

   

Calcium Carbonate,Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Oxide, Inferior quality minerals

Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), No family members for vitamin C

Microcrystalline Cellulose, Dibasic Calcium Phosphate,

DL-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Synthetic vitamin E, no family members

Modified Corn Starch, Maltodextrin, Corn Starch, Crospovidone. <Processed foods and Chemical ingredients to help tab break apart

Contains <2% of: Beta-Carotene, BHT <chemical to Preserve Freshness,

Biotin, Blue 2 Lake, Calcium Pantothenate, Cholecalciferol (Vit. D3), Blue 2 lake artificial chemical color

Chromium Picolinate, Copper Sulfate, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12),

Folic Acid, Gelatin, Hypromellose <chemcial excipiant to help absorption of vitamins, Lutein, Lycopene (these dosages do not have researched benefits at such tiny amounts) Magnesium Stearate,

Manganese Sulfate, Medium-Chain Triglycerides, Niacinamide, Phytonadione (Vit. K1),

Polydextrose <synthetic glucose fiber, Potassium lodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vit. B6),

Red 40 Lake, Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Silicon Dioxide, Sodium Ascorbate (to Preserve Freshness),

Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenate <low quality mineral form, Talc, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vit. B1),

Titanium Dioxide <natural mineral coloring agent, Tocopherols (to Preserve Freshness), Vitamin A Acetate, Yellow 6 Lake, Zinc Oxide.

TRENDS IN CANCER Research

Since the current drugs for cancer are quite toxic to the health of the body, Scientists have been exploring the use of natural food elements that have anti-cancer effects, such as curcumin, green tea extract, and Chinese Skullcap. It is hoped that using these natural elements will boost the drugs impact and allow reduced levels of drug use to reduce side effects.