corybroo Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 Medical News Today has an article Melanoma: More evidence that antioxidants speed up tumor spread https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323574.php "Although it may be true that antioxidants protect healthy cells, a growing body of research shows that they also protect cancer cells." "show that dietary antioxidant supplementation increases metastasis in malignant melanoma," "mitochondria-targeted antioxidants do not inhibit cancer progression." "people with cancer or who have a high risk of developing it should avoid the use of antioxidant supplements." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccoy Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 Interesting article related to the dual nature of ROS, as signalling molecules and as potentially carcinogenic agents. The PhD thesis, which is a short one, is worth reading: https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/55966/1/gupea_2077_55966_1.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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