Breast Cancer
Research focuses on protective role of vitamin A
Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 25th, 2004
The gene RAR beta regulates how breast cells use vitamin A to maintain their proper health. Studies have shown that RAR beta loses its ability to function in many women with breast cancer.
If RAR beta is present inside cells, vitamin A can do its job: regulating how breast epithelial cells grow, divide, and eventually die at the appropriate time. Without RAR beta, vitamin A doesn't work and breast epithelial cells embark on the road toward cancer. Hence, RAR beta is a good...
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