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Is high vitamin B12 status a cause of lung cancer?

International journal of cancer2019The record

1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

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  • cyanocob(III)alamin — increases lung cancer incidence

    Evidence strength: limited.Finding
    “Directly measured circulating vitamin B12 was positively associated with overall lung cancer risk in the LC3 consortium (OR for a doubling in vitamin B12 [ORlog2B12] = 1.15, 95% confidence interval [95%CI] = 1.06-1.25, Figure 1).”
    Quoted verbatim from Is high vitamin B12 status a cause of lung cancer?.
    Study
    case-control
    Population
    5183 lung cancer cases and matched controls nested within 20 prospective cohorts (Lung Cancer Cohort Consortium); pre-diagnostic circulating vitamin B12, per doubling, overall lung cancer

    Effect 1.15 odds ratio, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.25

    Is high vitamin B12 status a cause of lung cancer?2019PMID:3049913510.1002/ijc.32033Permalink