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Vitamin or Antioxidant Intake May Reduce the Risk of Cervical Neoplasm

By Derrick DeSilva Jr., M.D., Community Insider -- Published: August 02, 2011

In this meta-analysis which included data gathered from 22 case-control studies, involving a total of 10,073 subjects, which investigated an association between vitamin or antioxidant intake (or serum level) and cervical neoplasm risk, results found that intakes of vitamin B12 (OR=0.35), vitamin C (OR=0.67), vitamin E (OR=0.56), and beta-carotene (OR=0.68) were found to be associated with a significantly reduced odds ratio of cervical neoplasm. The authors state, "The findings of this meta-analysis indicate that overall, there were preventive effects of vitamin or antioxidant intake on cervical neoplasms in case-control studies."

Reference:

"Vitamin or antioxidant intake (or serum level) and risk of cervical neoplasm: a meta-analysis," Myung SK, Ju W, et al, BJOG, 2011 July 12; [Epub ahead of print]. (Address: Cancer Epidemiology Branch, Research Institute, Smoking Cessation Clinic and Center for Cancer Prevention and Detection, Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea).

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