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Antioxidants do not increase Melanoma risk
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Antioxidant Supplementation and Risk of Incident Melanomas Results of a Large Prospective Cohort Study http://archderm.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/145/8/879?home Maryam M. Asgari, MD, MPH; Sonia S. Maruti, MSc, ScD; Lawrence H. Kushi, ScD; Emily White, PhD Arch Dermatol. 2009;145(8):879-882. Vitamin and mineral supplements containing antioxidants are not associated with an increased melanoma risk, according to new research published in the Archives of Dermatology.
Recently published data from the Supplementation in Vitamins and Mineral Antioxidants (SUVIMAX) study, reported a 4-fold higher melanoma risk in women randomized to receive a supplement with nutritionally appropriate doses of antioxidants.
A new study was undertaken to investigate these findings.
The new study included a total of 69 671 men and women who self-reported:
(1) intake of multivitamins and supplemental antioxidants, including selenium and beta carotene, during the past 10 years and
(2) melanoma risk factors on a baseline questionnaire.
Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate multivariable relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for multivitamin, supplemental selenium, and supplemental beta carotene use. After adjusting for melanoma risk factors, no significant association between multivitamin use and melanoma risk were detected in women (RR, 1.14; 95% CI, 0.78-1.66) or in men (RR, 1.09; 95% CI, 0.83-1.43). No increased melanoma risk with the use of supplemental beta carotene (RR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.48-1.56) or selenium (RR, 0.98; 95% CI, 0.69-1.41) was observed at doses comparable with those of the SUVIMAX study.
Conclusion Antioxidants taken in nutritional doses do not seem to increase melanoma risk.
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