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

Researchers analyzed the health records of more than 33,800 U.S. veterans diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer and found ...

A vitamin A byproduct could weaken the immune system's cancer-fighting ability, according to new Princeton University ...

A vitamin A byproduct has been found to quietly disarm the immune system, allowing tumors to evade attack and weakening ...

A new study suggests that higher vitamin D levels may lead to lower rates of colon cancer. Eating patterns like the Mediterranean diet tend to include higher levels of vitamin D. Chat with your doctor ...

The potential role of vitamin D in preventing and treating colorectal cancer (CRC) has attracted growing research interest—especially as CRC rates are rising, particularly among younger adults. This ...

Scientists have uncovered a troubling role for a vitamin A byproduct in cancer, which appears to help tumours slip past the ...

New research suggests that the timing of skin cancer prevention may be more important than previously assumed.

Adding to the evidence that regularly taking dietary supplements may do more harm than good, researchers at the Cleveland Clinic have found that men taking vitamin E are not protected from prostate ...

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 ...

Taking extra vitamins “does more harm than good” and increases the risk of cancer and heart disease, a major study has revealed. Around 18 million Brits down supplements thinking they are getting a ...

Beta carotene supplements have been linked to a higher lung cancer risk in people with a current or prior history of smoking. The reason for this is unknown. Beta carotene is a type of naturally ...