Pros and cons of antioxidant use during radiation therapy

Cancer Treatment Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 79-91

  Prasad, K N ^a   Cole, W C ^a   Kumar, B ^a   Che Prasad, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Dietary antioxidants; Endogenous made antioxidants; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL SUCCINATE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; ISOTRETINOIN; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT;

ACCURACY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL PROTECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSIMETRY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHESIS; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036552073     PISSN: 03057372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ctrv.2002.0260     Document Type: Article

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