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Menadione, a precursor to vitamin K, causes prostate cancer cells to explode

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Prostate cancer is one of the most lethal in men.

In 2001 , a trial of 35,000 patients was funded to find out if vitamin E, a potent antioxidant, could help treat prostate cancer.

After just three years , more men taking the supplement started to get the disease.

Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory tested menadione, a precursor to vitamin K , in mice.