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Description of Resource:

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against the use of beta-carotene or vitamin E supplements for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or cancer. This is a D recommendation, which means the USPSTF recommends against the service. There is moderate or high certainty that the service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh the benefits.

Evidence-Based Resource Details

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Developed By:

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Developer Type:

Federal Government

Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s):

Cancer

Heart Disease and Stroke

Healthy People 2020 Objectives:

C-2, HDS-1

Resource Type:

Systematic Review

Citation:

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Vitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cancer and CVD: Counseling recommendation statement. [Internet]. 2014 Feb [cited 2015 Jun 30]. Available from: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf14/vitasupp/vitasuppfinalrs.htm

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Effect Behavioral Change, Effect Health System Change, Public Health, Healthcare, Clinical Practice, Healthcare Providers, Patients

Syndicated Content Details:
Source URL: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-resources/evidence-based-resource/vitamin-supplementation-prevent-cancer-and
Source Agency: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Healthy People (ODPHP-HP)
Captured Date: 2016-06-09 16:02:06.0