Written by Marcia Egles, MD. In a review of 19 studies with 1554 patients checking on the effects of antioxidant nutrients on chemotherapy found no evidence of interference with chemotherapy. Some trials showed better survival in the antioxidant group. Is it helpful...
Two Studies Examine Vitamin D Intake and Pancreatic Cancer Incidence
Written by Marcia Egles, MD. Pancreatic cancer rates were 20% less in those who took vitamin D. Pancreatic cancer is the 4th leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Every year over 30,000 people are diagnosed. Less than 5% of those diagnosed survive to...
Apoptosis of Breast Cancer Cell Lines in Presence of Aqueous Garlic Extracts
Conference paper presented at the American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting & Expo, May 2004. Theme: Cost-Effective Methods to Address the Leading Causes of Death & Chronic Diseases. Components of garlic consumed in reasonable amounts could...
Vitamin D Nutritional Status Linked to Reduced Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. Calcium alone appears to reduce the relative risk of cancers about 40% and with the addition of vitamin D, reduced the risk of cancer almost 80%. The connection between UV radiation from sunlight and incidents of all...
Vitamin E is Associated with Reduced Risk of Prostate Cancer
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD, Biochem. After 19 years of followup, researchers assessed the incidence and type of prostate cancers of 29,133 Finnish male smokers and found that those with higher blood concentrations of alpha- tocopherol had a strongly reduced...
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