Vitamin pills linked to male lung cancer

Male smokers who pop vitamin B pills are up to four times more likely to develop lung cancer, warns new research.

A study of more than 77,000 people by experts at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Centre found a link between the nutrient and the disease – but only in men.

The risk of a lung tumour doubled for those taking high doses over ten years, and tripled or quadrupled if they also smoked.

Vitamin B supplements are among the most popular on the market.