Beta carotene, Vitamin E, and lung cancer

Paul R. Marantz; David Kritchevsky; Mark R. Goldstein; William A. Pryor; Maria A. Leo; Charles S. Lieber; Peter E. Ballmer; Hannes B. Stahelin; Olli P. Heinonen; Jussi K. Huttunen; Demetrius Albanes; Philip R. Taylor; Charles H. Hennekens; Julie E. Buring; Richard Peto

doi:10.1056/NEJM199409013310912

Beta carotene, Vitamin E, and lung cancer

Paul R. Marantz, David Kritchevsky, Mark R. Goldstein, William A. Pryor, Maria A. Leo, Charles S. Lieber, Peter E. Ballmer, Hannes B. Stahelin, Olli P. Heinonen, Jussi K. Huttunen, Demetrius Albanes, Philip R. Taylor, Charles H. Hennekens, Julie E. Buring, Richard Peto

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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To the Editor: The controversy in the lay press after the publication of the findings of the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta Carotene Cancer Prevention Study Group (April 14 issue)¹ was understandable. Clearly, the public was confused by yet another unfulfilled promise of longevity, and both faddists and manufacturers of vitamin supplements found these results inconsistent with their own beliefs, which had been supported by observational data. What was not comprehensible, and was quite disturbing, was the irresolute manner in which the findings of the study were interpreted by its authors and those of the accompanying editorial². The authors concluded that no.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	611-614
Number of pages	4
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	331
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199409013310912
State	Published - 1 Sep 1994

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Marantz, P. R., Kritchevsky, D., Goldstein, M. R., Pryor, W. A., Leo, M. A., Lieber, C. S., Ballmer, P. E., Stahelin, H. B., Heinonen, O. P., Huttunen, J. K., Albanes, D., Taylor, P. R., Hennekens, C. H., Buring, J. E., & Peto, R. (1994). Beta carotene, Vitamin E, and lung cancer. New England Journal of Medicine, 331(9), 611-614. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199409013310912

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