Cancer Therapy

Chemical derived from vitamin E shows early promise as cancer drug

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 21st, 2004

By studying cancer in mice, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have gained preliminary evidence that a novel compound that resembles vitamin E halves the size of tumors and the ability of cancer to spread to other body sites.

"We have clear evidence that this chemical is directly causing cancer cells to die," said Kimberly Kline, a nutrition professor in the department of human ecology who directed the research in collaboration with Bob G. Sanders, a professor in the School of Biological Sciences.

The findings are published in the October 2004 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine. They result from studies involving...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-10-21)

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