Vitamin C, E Supplements Won't Help Prevent Cancer

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"People are starting to realize the importance of the overall picture," said Crum, who recommended that people begin by making small changes, such as exercising a little bit longer or adding another vegetable a day to your diet. "When people make small changes for their health -- exercising for 20 to 30 minutes a day, eating better -- we see lower rates of cancer recurrence," she said.

Sesso also recommended focusing on a healthy diet, rather than individual components. "There are things we know about cancer prevention," he said. Sesso advised people to "eat a well-balanced diet, maintain a healthy weight, don't smoke, and exercise regularly."

In other studies being presented at the AACR meeting, researchers looking at calcium supplementation's effect on colorectal cancer did have some good news. In people who took calcium supplements, but maintained a low calcium-to-magnesium intake ratio, the risk of colorectal cancer was reduced. The study was done by scientists at Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tenn., and Dartmouth Medical School in New Lebanon, N.H.

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A third study found that taking aspirin could affect blood levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), which is used to gauge men's risk for prostate cancer. The research, also from Vanderbilt, suggests that aspirin might, therefore, decrease physicians' ability to detect prostate cancer in men.

The finding echoes another study, published recently in the journal Cancer. However, what isn't clear is if these lower levels indicate a reduced risk of prostate cancer or just a reduced ability to detect the disease based on PSA. Experts advise letting your doctor know if you've taken any pain-relieving medications such as aspirin before having a PSA test.

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Learn more about how diet affects your cancer risk from the American Cancer Society.

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