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Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Many breast cancer patients take high doses of antioxidants despite possible consequences
June 25th, 2009
June 8, 2009 --A new study finds that many women with breast cancer take antioxidant supplements while undergoing cancer treatment, even though the consequences of doing so are unknown. Published in the July 15, 2009 issue of CANCER, a journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that additional research should be undertaken to determine the effects of antioxidant supplementation on the health and survival of breast cancer patients. Antioxidant supplements include vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene, and selenium. They are found in individual supplements as well as in many multivitamins. Many breast cancer patients believe that antioxidant supplements...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-06-25)
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