Antioxidants Speed Up Lung Cancer Growth, University of Gothenburg Study

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Antioxidant supplements are often marketed for their disease-preventing potential. Supposedly, they can eliminate free radicals and lower a person’s risk of cancer.

But much of the evidence supporting these claims is mixed, and a new study published today in the journal Science Translational Medicine suggests that popular antioxidants may actually speed up a cancerous tumor’s growth.

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