| A study published in the American National Cancer | | | | reduce the effectiveness of the cancer treatment. |
| Institute's journal showed that women should avoid | | | | While the neutralization of free radical prevent cancer, |
| taking antioxidant supplements during radiotherapy or | | | | many treatments like radiotherapy and several |
| chemotherapy. | | | | chemotherapy drugs depends on generating free |
| Antioxidant molecules represent in several vegetable | | | | radicals. |
| foods function as prevention of many chronic | | | | For example, among breast cancer patients receiving |
| diseases, such as Alzheimer or cardiovascular | | | | radiotherapy, the intake of a vitamin E supplement |
| diseases, as well as several type of cancers. This | | | | during radiotherapy, and during the next 3 years, |
| protection neutralizes the adverse effects associated | | | | increase the risk of a cancer relapse by almost 40%. |
| with free radicals, which create extremely reactive | | | | The supplement in large doses negate the |
| molecules from the oxygen. Free radicals attack many | | | | radiotherapy or chemotherapy and help protect the |
| components of the cell, especially DNA. Antioxidants | | | | cancer cells which then increases a resistance to |
| associated with the diet modify these free radicals into | | | | treatments. |
| inoffensive products and reduce their adverse effects. | | | | The Worlds Cancer Research Fund strongly |
| Vegetable antioxidants have beneficial effects. A | | | | discourages diet supplements during and after |
| blooming market was introduced by many supplement | | | | treatments. The priority is to carry their oncologist's |
| containing these molecules in high concentration. | | | | recommendation on the best treatments to fight |
| However, unlike the multitude of study on vegetables | | | | breast cancer. In order to maximize the positive impact |
| as functional foods, numerous documented over the | | | | of the treatment the following principle was issued by |
| last 20 years, do not show evidence that supplements | | | | the Worlds Cancer Research Fund. |
| have benefits on breast cancer except for vitamin D in | | | | 1. Maintain a healthy weight |
| winter. Furthermore, the inverse was observed with | | | | 2. Exercise 30 minutes per day |
| vitamin A and E. | | | | 3. Don't smoke |
| Supplements are particular popular among cancer | | | | 4. Avoid manufactured foods rich in saturated fats, |
| patients since they are more inclined to try multiple | | | | trans fats and lot of sugar |
| combination of remedies to fight their disease and | | | | 5. |