Vitamin E supplements increase the risk of lung cancer

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People who take daily supplements of vitamin E have a higher risk of developing lung cancer, according to one of the largest studies into vitamins and health ever attempted

Doctors monitored the wellbeing of more than 77,000 men and women over a four-year period and found that a range of vitamins failed to protect against lung cancer, while vitamin E slightly increased the risk of developing the disease

The study suggested that taking 400mg of vitamin E for 10 years increases the risk of lung cancer by 28%. Taking 100mg of the vitamin each day raised the risk of disease by 7%

Cancer Research UK, the lifetime risk of developing lung cancer is roughly 8% for men and 4% for women

An increase of 28% in that background risk would raise a man's risk to 10% and a woman's to 5%

A team led by Christopher Slatore at the University of Washington in Seattle looked at 77,126 people aged between 50 and 76 years old

lifestyle study called Vital