A new study suggests getting enough vitamin D and calcium is important for preventing cancers. But choosing to take supplements isn't without other risks, including a potential for heart issues. A ...

For many cancer patients, hair loss is one of the most distressing side effects of their therapy. Increasingly, they have ...

December 30, 2010 — The evidence continues to be unclear as to whether dietary supplements are helpful or harmful during cancer treatment. Many clinicians recommend that vitamin supplements — and in ...

Wouldn’t it be great if preventing cancer were as easy as taking vitamins every day? It certainly makes sense; cancer results from oxidative damage to the DNA of cells, and many vitamins are powerful ...

Health experts are issuing a warning for cancer patients taking a common supplement. The supplement we're talking about is ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Men who took vitamin E or vitamin C supplements were no more or less likely to develop cancer than men given a placebo, indicating these antioxidants have no cancer-prevention ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A study published in Annals of Internal Medicine analyzed data from the Women’s Health Initiative trial, ...

Vitamin D and calcium supplementation may reduce risk of cancer but increase risk of cardiovascular disease, new study shows. The study, which looked at postmenopausal women, showed that the ...

Cancer is a complex, multifactorial disease with a substantial global burden. Recent years have seen a surge in research focusing on preventive measures, particularly through diet and supplements. The ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cancer patients and survivors who felt tired or sluggish reported feeling noticeably better after taking ginseng supplements for two months, in a new study. "Nearly all ...

November 6, 2009 (Chicago Illinois) — A small study of men who took antioxidant dietary supplements while undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer suggests that the supplements have no ...

America’s favorite dietary supplements, multivitamins, modestly lowered the risk for cancer in healthy male doctors who took them for more than a decade, the first large study to test these pills has ...