Plasma level of antioxidant nutrients (retinol and alphatocopherol) in cases with different grades of cervical carcinoma.
A study was conducted on 23 patients on various grades of cervical cancer, selected purposely from Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Vitamin A and E level of this histologically proved cases showed mean serum level of vitamin A was 0.41 +/- 0.19 and that vitamin E was 4.21 +/- 2.15, and these low level was constant in all Histopathological grading of cervical cancer. Contraceptive user and smoker had very low level of vitamin A and E. Majority (51%) of the cases, were from lower middle class and 49% were from lower class, seventy seven percent were illiterate, 97% were married before 18 years, 57% had more than 6 children, 71% did not use contraceptive. The availability of vitamin A rich food were within reach of lower income group, than the food source of vitamin E which are usually of animal origin. It is concluded that in cervical cancer had low level of antioxidant vitamins A and E. Further study is indicated for understanding detail antioxidant nutrients role in aetiopathology of cervical cancer in Bangladesh.
Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Dhaka.
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Hossain
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Akhter
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D000328:Adult; D000975:Antioxidants; D001459:Bangladesh; D003270:Contraceptive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000097:blood*
D000975:Antioxidants; D003270:Contraceptive Agents; D014801:Vitamin A; D014810:Vitamin E