There’s No Evidence That Vitamins Are Helpful
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/ Updated May 9th, 2019

There’s No Evidence That Vitamins Are Helpful

Medical Source: Dr. Marleen Meyers
NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center
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Vitamins and cancer- are they related? Traditionally we’ve been taught that taking our vitamins and supplements can keep us healthy and free from illnesses but do vitamins and cancer actually correlate with each other?

Vitamin supplements are a multi-billion dollar industry despite the fact that there is no clear data showing they are effective.

“A very important issue to remember…is that they are not FDA-controlled, which means that you don’t really know what you’re getting,” says Dr. Marleen Meyers, a medical oncologist and Director of the Cancer Survivorship Program at NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center. Dr. Meyers recommends her patients focus on a healthy diet instead of relying on a capsule for their vitamins or nutritional needs.


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Dr. Meyers is a medical oncologist and the Director of the Cancer Survivorship Program at NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center. Read More

Vitamins and cancer- are they related? Traditionally we’ve been taught that taking our vitamins and supplements can keep us healthy and free from illnesses but do vitamins and cancer actually correlate with each other?

Vitamin supplements are a multi-billion dollar industry despite the fact that there is no clear data showing they are effective.

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“A very important issue to remember…is that they are not FDA-controlled, which means that you don’t really know what you’re getting,” says Dr. Marleen Meyers, a medical oncologist and Director of the Cancer Survivorship Program at NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center. Dr. Meyers recommends her patients focus on a healthy diet instead of relying on a capsule for their vitamins or nutritional needs.

Learn more about SurvivorNet's rigorous medical review process.

Dr. Meyers is a medical oncologist and the Director of the Cancer Survivorship Program at NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center. Read More

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