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- Title
Cancer Incidence and Mortality After Treatment With Folie Acid and Vitamin B<sub>12</sub>.
- Authors
Ebbing, Marta; Bønaa, Kaare Harald; Nygård, Ottar; Arnesen, Egil; Ueland, Per Magne; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Rasmussen, Knut; Njølstad, Inger; Refsum, Helga; Nilsen, Dennis w.; Tverdal, Aage; Meyer, Klaus; Vollset, Stein Emil
- Abstract
The article offers information on a study which investigated the effects of treatment with B vitamins on cancer outcomes and all-cause mortality. A total of 6837 patients were recruited to participate in two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials conducted in Norway between 1998 and 2005, and followed up through December 31, 2007. Treatment interventions included oral treatment with folic acid combined with vitamin B12 and vitamin 6, folic acid combined with vitamin B12, vitamin 6 alone and placebo. Presented in details are the research findings.
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2009, Vol 302, Issue 19, p2119
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2009.1622