Man-made antioxidant NAC spreads cancer cells in mice

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Popular antioxidant seems to spread skin cancer cells in mouse research

 

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Popular antioxidant seems to spread skin cancer cells in mouse research

Paradoxical effects of antioxidants on cancer (i.e. both preventing and promoting cancer growth) have been described for a long time (e.g. 2001, 2014). The upshot seems to be: if you have cancer, they're probably not a great idea.

 

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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.1572/abstract;jsessionid=C0F1A749D4E6500444449C446522C2BA.f04t04?

 

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Generally you shouldn't be using supplements like this when you have cancer.

 

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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/phar.1572/abstract;jsessionid=C0F1A749D4E6500444449C446522C2BA.f04t04?

Yes, many people including myself use NAC for liver support which was why I posted up the article.

The scary thing is that skin cancer is so common, and can be tough to diagnose at first. Many people are unaware that they have it, and this supplement can cause it to rapidly spread.