Vitamin K may protect against developing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, say Mayo Clinic researchers

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