Vitamins Decrease Pancreatic Cancer Risk among Lean People
The recent study published in the June issue of the cancer research general of America find that the risk of developing the Pancreatic Cancer can be decreased by the intake of high level of vitamins and minerals in the lean people.
At the same time it reveals the fact the vitamins and minerals taken in the form of supplement can increase the risk of Pancreatic Cancer up to 140 percent. The following is the analysis of the facts revealed by the study.
Pancreatic Cancer:
The Pancreatic Cancer is a cancer that develops in the pancreatic glands. It is a type of malignant tumor. It affects millions of people all over the world every year. It is a fatal form of disease which has less chances of remission.
The signs and symptoms of the disease are very rare. The common symptoms of the disease are loss of appetite, abdominal pain, quick and significant weight loss and painless jaundice. It is hard to detect the disease in its earlier stage. It spreads very quickly unlike the other forms of the disease.
The disease is more likely to affect the individual with lower body weight than the normal. These types of people generally termed as lean people.
The results of the study determined that the risk of developing the Pancreatic Cancer became considerably lower in the individual who takes a considerable amount of vitamin and minerals. The most beneficial vitamins according to the study are folate acid, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12.
These different levels of vitamin minimize the risk to different levels. The vitamin B6 can decrease the risk up to 81 percent, vitamin B12 can decrease the risk up to 73 percent and the folate acid decreases the risk up to 59 percent. The study presses the need to decrease the risk of Pancreatic Cancer by taking the enough amounts of the natural vitamins
Another aspect of the study:
The study also uncovered another aspect that the vitamins and nutrient taken in the form of pills and multivitamins is not beneficial. It rather increases the high risk of getting the disease. According to the facts of the study the individual taking these vitamins in form of pills increases the risk of getting the Pancreatic Cancer more than 130 percent.
The findings of the study made it clear that the vitamins and minerals are beneficial only if these come in form of natural foods. The chemical intake of these vitamins is very harmful and it increases the risk considerably. This is not the only study to claim the role of vitamin in developing the cancer. There are lot many other researches that show the same results. So it is better to take the vitamins and minerals in form of natural foods.