RESEARCH - Large doses of vitamin C hamper cancer treatments in mice

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Vitamin C Megadoses Hamper Cancer Treatments in Mice

By Randy Dotinga

HealthDay Reporter

Wednesday, October 1, 2008; 12:00 AM

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Large doses of vitamin C could

reduce the effectiveness of anticancer drugs, according to a new study

that focused on laboratory cancer cells and mice.

The finding raises questions about whether human patients might suffer

the same effects, the study authors said.

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