Vitamin A and cancer of epithelial origin
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition
- Vol. 33 (1) , 24-31
- https://doi.org/10.3109/09637487909143347
Abstract
Animal studies have shown. a) an association between vitamin A and cancers of epithelial origin, and b) that vitamin A and its analogues delay tumour appearance, retard tumour growth and regress tumours induced by carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Human epidemiological and biochemical studies suggest that cancers of epithelial origin may be associated with vitamin A deficiency. Vitamin A and its analogues may have a prophylactic and a therapeutic role in cancers of epithelial origin.Keywords
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