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Interesting article which sheds some light on the advantages and disadvantages of some nutritional supplements and anti-oxidants in relation to conventional cancer treatments. Following is an excerpt:
"...Cancer patients often take antioxidant supplements based on published studies showing that antioxidants help prevent cancer. Although some nutrients have been shown to reverse precancerous lesions, antioxidants alone are not a cure once cancer develops. There is persuasive evidence, however, that certain antioxidant supplements are effective in the adjuvant treatment of cancer. In other words, these supplements may help conventional therapies work better. What is missing is evidence of the effects of antioxidants in cancer patients undergoing aggressive chemotherapy..."
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