Antioxidants Pose No Melanoma Threat – Yahoo! News
Antioxidants Pose No Melanoma Threat – Yahoo! News
MONDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) — Vitamins C, E and other
antioxidants do not increase the risk for melanoma, the most serious form
of skin cancer, a new study found.
A recent study had suggested that the risk for melanoma was increased
four-fold among women who took supplemental vitamins C and E, beta
carotene, selenium and zinc. Because 48 to 55 percent of U.S. adults take
vitamin or mineral supplements, the potentially harmful effects of the
supplements was alarming.
