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Vitamin E study shows possible cancer-prevention benefits.
Byline: Robyn Shelton
ORLANDO, Fla. _ The vitamin E in an extra handful of nuts or serving of spinach every day might help cut the risk of bladder and prostate cancers, according to two separate studies presented Sunday in Orlando.
For the prostate, Finnish men who got more of the vitamin in their diets slashed their risk by as much as 53 percent. For the bladder, people in a Texas-based study had about a 40-percent reduction in risk whether they took vitamin-E supplements or ate more foods rich in the nutrient.
Though the results are intriguing, scientists said additional research is needed to see if the vitamin truly protects against cancer. But they said it certainly wouldn't hurt to grab some snacks that are loaded with vitamin E.…
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