Vitamin E may lower risk of bladder cancer by over 35 percent

Added 03.02.2010

Bladder cancer risk double for men

According to Cancer Research UK, Bladder cancer is the seventh most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK. In 2006 alone, 10,226 people were diagnosed with the disease, 7,307 of which were men. The main causes of bladder cancer include: smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke during childhood; older age; occupational exposure to chemicals and hereditary factors.

Bladder cancer risk double for men

In a new study, vitamin E was shown to significantly reduce the risk of bladder cancer. Actually, those with the highest consumption of vitamin E (at least 193 mg per day) had a 34% lower risk of developing bladder cancer. In smokers, this daily dose of vitamin E was associated with a 42% lowered risk of the disease. Carotenoids, vitamin D, vitamin B1 (thiamine) and vitamin B3 (niacin) also offered protection against bladder cancer in older men.

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Dr. Bo Nielsen's comments:

This is a very interesting study which once again proves that a high intake of vitamin E can reduce the risk of developing certain types of cancer by up to 42%. We know from several other studies that the combination of several nutrients is far more effective compared to just one nutrient. The human body is very complex and needs a combination of many nutrients to work properly. The Australian researchers who conducted this study also concluded that "higher total intakes of carotenoids, vitamin D, thiamine, niacin and vitamin E were inversely related to bladder cancer risk." Or in simpler words, by combining carotenoids, vitamin D, thiamine, niacin and vitamin E, you achieve higher protection agianst bladder cancer.