More on antioxidants and cancer treatment

[Guest guest]

Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D. Weekly CancerDecisions.com

Newsletter #334 03/30/08

 

THE MOSS REPORTS - CANCER DECISIONS NEWSLETTER

 

DOES RESVERATROL ENHANCE THE EFFECTS OF RADIATION THERAPY?

 

Cancer patients are frequently told by their oncologists not to take

antioxidants while undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy.

Supposedly, antioxidants counteract the beneficial free radicals that

are generated by conventional treatment, thereby interfering with its

effectiveness. A small number of scientists have argued the opposite,

suggesting that antioxidants do not generally interfere with cancer

treatment but, rather, enhance its effectiveness while sparing normal

cells from damage. It is one of the great dividing lines between

conventional and CAM-oriented practitioners.

 

Now some research from the University of Rochester has contradicted the

idea that antioxidants interfere and added credibility to the idea that

they enhance treatment effectiveness. [That is certainly reputed to be

the case with intravenous vitamin C -- RB]

 

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