Folic Acid Supplements Don't Reduce High-Risk Colon Cancers

TUESDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Not only won't folic acid prevent colorectal cancer in people with a history of colon polyps, new research suggests that the vitamin supplement may actually help those cancers grow.
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Serena Gordon

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Bernard Cole

Cornelia Ulrich

National Institutes of Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

American Medical Association

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Washington

Medicine

Health and Fitness

Colon Cancer

Cancer

Vitamins and Supplements

Diet and Nutrition

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