Vitamin E: Friend or Foe During Radiation Therapy?

Vitamin E: Friend or Foe During Radiation Therapy? By Carol L. Kornmehl, M.D., FACRO Many people believe that Vitamin E is beneficial, and therefore take Vitamin E supplements.  Despite the absence of proven advantages, antioxidant vitamins are widely used for prolonged periods of time and at high doses by healthy people, those at risk for cardiovascular disease and cancer, and by individuals with cancer. Intuitively, one would think that Vitamin E protects the body from…

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