THE Australian Self-Medication
Industry is urging consumers not to
be concerned aboput media reports
this week which have associated
use of multivitamins with increased
risks of breast cancer.
ASMI Regulatory & Technical
Manager for Complementary
Medicines, Ruth Kendon, said the
reports stem from a questionable
Swedish study published in the
American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition.
“The nature of the study leaves
considerable doubt as to whether
there is any causal relationship
between the use of multivitamins
and the higher than normal
incidence of breast cancer,” she
said, with the authors noting that
use of dietary supplements was
assessed by a self-administered
questionnaire which means that the
data may be inaccurate.
Kendon also cited a separate
study presented to the American
Association for Cancer Research
last week which showed that
multivitamin use reduced the risk of
cancer by as much as 30%.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 21 Apr 10 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 21 Apr 10
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