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A study in mice has found that two commonly used antioxidants — vitamin E and a compound called N-acetylcysteine (NAC) speed the growth of lung cancer rather than curb it , high levels of antioxidants may neutralize effect and instead protect cancer cells https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2014.14606 https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/n-acetylcysteine#:~:text=It%20is%20controversial%20whether%20antioxidants,cancer%20cells%20from%20these%20therapies.
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