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Is there evidence to limit a patient's intake of antioxidants such as vitamin C during radiation to prevent detrimental outcomes?

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Radiation Oncology · University of Minnesota

Many cancer patients take mega-doses of antioxidants in the hope of reducing treatment related side effects, improving the odds of cure and/or preventing second primary cancer. Unfortunately, high quality trials addressing these issues are lacking and available data are largely limited to pre-clinic...

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