A number of medical studies suggest that vitamin E might help prevent prostate cancer. However, Dr. Eric Klein, MD, rejects this claim and suggests that taking vitamin E can actually be harmful and increase prostate cancer risk.
Study Shows Vitamin E Increases Prostate Cancer Risk
October 2011
A number of medical studies over the years suggested that vitamin E, taken as a dietary supplement, might help prevent prostate cancer. But new research finds not only that the earlier studies were wrong, but that taking vitamin E can actually be harmful. VOA's Carol Pearson reports.