Nutrition and cancer: a review, with emphasis on the role of vitamins C and E and selenium.
The evidence provided by epidemiologic studies and observations in human populations as well as the more controlled studies in animals point to some effects of vitamins C and E, and of selenium, on cancer. The nature of this relationship is not clear at present, but ongoing epidemiologic and experimental work should help to clarify these interrelationships.
D000818:Animals; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy; D012306:Risk; D012643:Selenium / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014810:Vitamin E; D012643:Selenium; D001205:Ascorbic Acid