" BOSTON—Data from four large cohorts suggests plasma levels of the B vitamins folate, B6 and B12 may not reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer; however, there was an inverse association seen among adults whose only source of the nutrients was the diet—not dietary supplements (Cancer Res, 67(11):5553-60, 2007; DOI:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-06-4463). Researchers from Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School conducted a prospective, nested, case-control study to examine plasma concentrations of folate, B6, B12 and homocysteine in relationship to pancreatic cancer. Among 208 cases and 623 controls, there was a modest trend between greater nutrient intake and reduced pancreatic cancer risk in subjects who did not report multivitamin use..."
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