Ascorbic acid in the prevention and treatment of cancer

Summary This review is aimed at the systematic mapping of ascorbic acid in the prevention and/or treatment of cancer in clinical and non-clinical studies from 2011 to 2015, in order to understand dose-response variations as well as its mechanisms of action as an antioxidant and antitumor agent. Seve...

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Main Authors: Ana Maria Oliveira Ferreira da Mata, Ricardo Melo de Carvalho, Marcus Vinícius Oliveira Barros de Alencar, Ana Amélia de Carvalho Melo Cavalcante, Benedito Borges da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302016000700680&lng=en&tlng=en