Vitamin B supplements linked to lung cancer: Here's why you need not worry

Taking vitamin B12 and B6 supplements – previously thought to protect against cancer – is associated with a two to fourfold increase in lung cancer risk, according to a new study. Researchers at Ohio State University found that the risk was increased only in men, and was even higher in current smokers.

With 46% of adults in the UK reported to consume these vitamins as part of a regular multivitamin tablet, should we be concerned?

The researchers asked over 77,000 people how often they took these B vitamins, the dosage, and their normal diet over the previous ten years. The accuracy of