title: [Does tumor size influence the antioxidant defenses of the body].
abstract: A relationship between blood antioxidant status in patients with cervical tumors (T3NxM0) and size of primary tumor has been investigated. Enzymatic and non-enzymatic components of antioxidant defenses were most severely damaged in cases of large tumors which suggested a specific suppression of adaptation systems by malignancies. These findings make a case for further research in antioxidant therapy for cervical carcinoma with due consideration of pathogenetic features of tumor disease.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Oncology, Rostov-on-Don.
authors.forename: L Ia
authors.initials: LIa
authors.lastname: Rozenko
authors.forename: Iu S
authors.initials: IuS
authors.lastname: Sidorenko
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Frantsiiants
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002374:Catalase / Q000097:blood; D003065:Coenzyme A / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000097:blood; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D014801:Vitamin A; D014810:Vitamin E; D002374:Catalase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D003065:Coenzyme A