Research shows the vitamin has a far more important role in the body
than previously thought, China's Xinhua news agency reported
quoting New Zealand scientists as saying Friday.
Dr Margret Visser from the Christchurch School of Medicine said
Vitamin C is fundamental in controlling many cell activities, cell
death and even the growth of cancer cells in tumors.
Visser's group is working on whether something as simple as
vitamin C can be used to limit the impact of cancer.
She said the regulation of cell life and death is what underlies
a lot of disease mechanisms and in particular the cancer
disease.
Visser said this is not a cure for cancer but she and her team
will now focus their research on the vitamin C levels within
cancer cells to try to establish a connection.
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