title: Response of Cervical Intra-epithelial Lesions to Vitamin E Supplementation - A Preliminary Report.
abstract: Carcinoma of the uterine cervix is preceded by well characterized pre-cancerous lesions which if left untreated may progress to invasive carcinoma. In the present study women in the age group of 35-55 years with cervical intraepithelial lesions (CIN I & II) were treated with vitamin E and advised to come for follow up after every three months for one year. This preliminary report shows vitamin E can restrict and regress CIN I & II lesions with elevation in circulating vitamin E levels. Improvement in immune status as reflected in mitogenic responses of peripheral blood lymphocytes was also noted.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Cancer Chemoprevention, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata 700026, India.
authors.forename: Chaiti
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ganguly
authors.forename: Karabi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: Utpal
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sanyal
authors.forename: Chinmoyee
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Partha Sarathi
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: Sukta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das