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Why Vitamin C Could Be an Excellent Complementary Remedy to Conventional Therapies for Breast Cancer
by Michela Codini
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21(21), 8397; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21218397 - 9 Nov 2020
Cited by 18 | Viewed by 7112
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The most frequent cancer in women is breast cancer, which is a major cause of death. Currently, there are many pharmacological therapies that have made possible the cure and resolution of this tumor. However, these therapies are accompanied by numerous collateral effects that [...] Read more.
The most frequent cancer in women is breast cancer, which is a major cause of death. Currently, there are many pharmacological therapies that have made possible the cure and resolution of this tumor. However, these therapies are accompanied by numerous collateral effects that influence the quality of life (QoL) of the patients to varying degrees. For this reason, attention is turning to the use of complementary medicine to improve QoL. In particular, there are increased trials of intravenous injection of vitamin C at high doses to enhance the antitumor activity of drugs and/or decrease their side effects. This review intends to underline the anticancer mechanisms of vitamin C that could explain its efficacy for treating breast cancer, and why the use of vitamin C at high doses could help patients with breast cancer to enhance the efficacy of pharmacological therapies and/or decrease their side effects. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dietary Bioactive Compounds and Breast Cancer)
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