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12/11/07
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Antioxidant Supplements May Raise Women's Skin Cancer Risk
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MONDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Taking antioxidant supplements won't protect against skin cancer and may actually boost the risk, at least in women, according to a new French study.
"Taking into consideration our results, we are particularly concerned by the use of long-term supplementation, notably in sun-seekers and people wanting to look tanned [using beta-carotene]," said researcher Dr. Serge Hercberg, professor of nutrition at the Medical University of Paris. The new findings come on the heels of a study, published in mid-August in the Archives of Internal Medicine, that found that antioxidants don't prevent heart disease risk in high-risk women. In the new French study, published in the September issue of The Journal of Nutrition, Hercberg's team looked at the effects of antioxidant doses on skin cancer. The research was conducted as part of a larger study that looked at the effects of antioxidants on cancer and ischemic heart disease. Antioxidant nutrients are th Read the Complete Article Similar content: Coronary Artery Calcium May Raise Women's Heart Risk, in Heart Disease RA Drugs Linked to Slight Skin Cancer Risk, in Arthritis Acrylamide Won't Raise Breast Cancer Risk, in Prostate Cancer Heavy Multivitamin Use May Raise Prostate Cancer Risk, in Prostate Cancer Tea Antioxidant Plus Celebrex May Fight Prostate Cancer , in Prostate Cancer |
