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Do antioxidants encourage the spread of cancer cells?

https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/antioxidants-and-cancer-spread
Full article: https://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v527/n7577/full/nature15726.html

Scientists do not yet know why some cancers spread to other parts of the body (a process called metastasis). A study in mice suggested that high doses of some antioxidants (chemicals that can protect cells from damage) might actually make it easier for cancer cells to spread. (12/01/2015)

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