Systematic review: Primary and secondary prevention of gastrointestinal cancers with antioxidant supplements

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 689-703

  Bjelakovic, G ^a,b   Nikolova, D ^b   Simonetti, R G ^b,c   Gluud, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NI   (Serbia)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c VILLA SOFIA CERVELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; PLACEBO; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; ZINC;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; META ANALYSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEX RATIO; SKIN DISCOLORATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH CANCER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CAROTENOIDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELENIUM; VITAMIN E; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 49849088441     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2008.03785.x     Document Type: Article

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