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Article: Cancer therapy by vitamins C and E.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
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- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- February 1, 2004
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Editor:
Recent study indicates that vitamins C and E succinate together might control many types of cancers. This letter augments and simplifies my article "Two Anticancer Mechanisms of Vitamins in Humans--A Review." (1) Of the hundreds of books and articles on cancer therapy, many are effective but few are simple and easy. Even Hoffer's regimen in the above article required 8 vitamins and minerals.
Vitamin C as ascorbic acid (AA), is a water-soluble antioxidant that complements vitamin E, an oil-soluble antioxidant. The two vitamins can fight free radicals in both oily and aqueous tissue. Vitamin E decreases PHK activity and prevents oxidation of fatty ...