ANTIOXIDANTS SPEED LUNG CANCER GROWTH – STUDY

WASHINGTON, D.C.: People who smoke or have lung cancer should think twice about taking vitamin supplements, according to a Swedish study that showed certain antioxidants may make tumors grow faster.

Lab mice that already had cancer were given vitamin E and a drug called acetylcysteine, which sped the growth of their tumors and made them die faster than mice that did not ingest supplements.