Multivitamins lower the risk of cancer.
January 1
The relationship between multivitamins and cancer is complex. In some studies they help...in others they harm...in yet others they don’t change outcomes.
Television ads point to evidence from a single study that shows that taking a certain Centrum product reduces the overall risk of cancer by 8%. This translates to 83 patients needing to take a daily multivitamin for 11 years for one patient to avoid cancer.
But encourage patients to keep things in perspective.
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