Vitamin C and cancer – a review

Dariusz Godlewski; Piotr Wojtyś; Przemysław Bury

Abstract

5/1999 vol. 3

Vitamin C and cancer – a review

Dariusz Godlewski

,

Piotr Wojtyś

,

Przemysław Bury

Współcz Onkol (1999) 3 (5), 183-187

Online publish date: 2003/08/06

View full text

AMA

Godlewski D, Wojtyś P, Bury P. Vitamin C and cancer – a review. Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia. 1999;3(5):183-187.

APA

Godlewski, D., Wojtyś, P., & Bury, P. (1999). Vitamin C and cancer – a review. Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia, 3(5), 183-187.

Chicago

Godlewski, Dariusz, Piotr Wojtyś, and Przemysław Bury. 1999. "Vitamin C and cancer – a review". Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia 3 (5): 183-187.

Harvard

Godlewski, D., Wojtyś, P., and Bury, P. (1999). Vitamin C and cancer – a review. Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia, 3(5), pp.183-187.

MLA

Godlewski, Dariusz et al. "Vitamin C and cancer – a review." Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia, vol. 3, no. 5, 1999, pp. 183-187.

Vancouver

Godlewski D, Wojtyś P, Bury P. Vitamin C and cancer – a review. Contemporary Oncology/Współczesna Onkologia. 1999;3(5):183-187.

This article reviews published epidemiologic research on the association of vitamin C with cancer risk. Extremely strong and consistent inverse relationship exists between vitamin C intake and risk for cancer arrising from esophagus, stomach, colon, rectum, breast and cervics. Vitamin C prevents oxidative damage and inhibits the reaction of nitrosation.

Keywords

cancer, vitamin C, ascorbic acid, fruit, vegetable, antioxidants

Abstract

Vitamin C and cancer – a review

Keywords

Share

Coverage in

Indexed in

Integrated with

Editorial Policies