Vitamin B6 May Reduce Colon Cancer Risk in Women
(NY, Reuters Health, 6/13/05)

Dr. Susanna C. Larsson of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, and team, analyzed data gathered from 61,433 women who participated in the Swedish Mammography Cohort for an average of about 15 years. The researchers found an increased colorectal cancer rate for subjects whose diets were lowest in Vitamin B6. Participants with the lowest level of vitamin B6 intake were 34 % likelier to develop colorectal cancer than those with the highest and, among women who drank more than one alcoholic drink weekly, those with the lowest B6 intake were 72% likelier to develop colorectal cancer than those with the highest. The scientists speculate that insufficient vitamin B6 status may promote the development of cancerous polyps in the colon.

(Gastroenterology, June 2005)