Vitamin c and Endometrial cancer - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

We study 81,385 people who have side effects when taking Vitamin c. Endometrial cancer is found, especially among people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 10+ years, also take Vitamin d3 and have Multiple sclerosis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Vitamin c and have Endometrial cancer. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You may use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 700+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Oct, 03, 2023

81,385 people reported to have side effects when taking Vitamin c.
Among them, 32 people (0.04%) have Endometrial cancer.

What is Vitamin c?

Vitamin c has active ingredients of l-ascorbic acid. It is used in immune response. Currently, eHealthMe is studying from 83,947 Vitamin c users.

What is Endometrial cancer?

Endometrial cancer is found to be associated with 1,390 drugs and 1,115 conditions by eHealthMe. Currently, we are studying 23,467 people who have Endometrial cancer.

Number of Vitamin c and Endometrial cancer reports submitted per year:

Could Vitamin c cause Endometrial cancer?

Time on Vitamin c when people have Endometrial cancer *:

Gender of people who have Endometrial cancer when taking Vitamin c *:

female: 96.67 %
male: 3.33 %

Age of people who have Endometrial cancer when taking Vitamin c *:

Common drugs people take besides Vitamin c *:

Common side effects people have besides Endometrial cancer *:

Stress And Anxiety: 5 people, 15.62%
Breathing Difficulty: 4 people, 12.50%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 3 people, 9.38%
Memory Loss: 3 people, 9.38%
Urinary Tract Infection: 3 people, 9.38%
Asthma: 3 people, 9.38%
Throat Tightness: 3 people, 9.38%
Pneumonia: 3 people, 9.38%
Injection Site Pain: 3 people, 9.38%
Pain: 3 people, 9.38%

Common conditions people have *:

Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 6 people, 18.75%
High Blood Pressure: 4 people, 12.50%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 3 people, 9.38%
High Blood Cholesterol: 3 people, 9.38%
Breast Cancer: 3 people, 9.38%
Polycythaemia Vera (blood disorder in which the bone marrow makes too many red blood cells): 2 people, 6.25%
Muscle Spasms (muscle contraction): 2 people, 6.25%
Fibromyalgia (a long-term condition which causes pain all over the body): 2 people, 6.25%
Oedema (fluid collection in tissue): 2 people, 6.25%
Ovarian Cancer Recurrent (reoccurrence of ovary cancer): 2 people, 6.25%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Vitamin c and have Endometrial cancer?

Check whether Endometrial cancer is associated with a drug or a condition

How to use the study?

You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.

Related studies

Vitamin c side effects by duration, gender and age:

Vitamin c side effects (83,947 reports)

Endometrial cancer treatments and more:

Endometrial cancer (23,467 reports)

Common drugs associated with Endometrial cancer:

All the drugs that are associated with Endometrial cancer:

Endometrial cancer (1,390 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Endometrial cancer:

Indigestion: 3,064 reports
Gastroesophageal reflux disease: 1,929 reports
Rheumatoid arthritis: 645 reports
Multiple sclerosis: 609 reports
Gastric ulcer: 437 reports
High blood pressure: 358 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Endometrial cancer:

Endometrial cancer (1,115 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on l-ascorbic acid (the active ingredients of Vitamin c) and Vitamin c (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 700+ medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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