Papers/PMID:28376200
Vitamin B6 and Cancer Risk: A Field Synopsis and Meta-Analysis.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute2017The record
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pyridoxine — decreases all-site cancer incidence
Evidence strength: very limited.Finding“High intake of dietary (food only) vitamin B6 was statistically significantly associated with lower risk of all cancers (relative risk [RR] = 0.78, 95% CI = 0.73 to 0.84) and specific tumors, with special regard to gastrointestinal carcinomas (RR = 0.68, 95% CI = 0.61 to 0.75).”
Quoted verbatim from Vitamin B6 and Cancer Risk: A Field Synopsis and Meta-Analysis.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Population
- Observational studies; highest versus lowest dietary (food only) vitamin B6 intake; total intake (food and supplements) gave weaker or null associations
Effect 0.78 risk ratio, 95% CI 0.73 to 0.84
Vitamin B6 and Cancer Risk: A Field Synopsis and Meta-Analysis.2017PMID:2837620010.1093/jnci/djw230Permalink