Vitamin K may protect against developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, say researchers

Monday, April 19, 2010 - 17:37 in Health & Medicine

In the first study of vitamin K and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk, researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Minnesota have found that people who have higher intakes of vitamin K from their diet have a lower risk of developing Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma is a cancer of the immune system and is the most common hematologic malignancy in the United States.

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