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Vitamin E slows prostate cancer. (updates).(Brief Article)
Researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine in New York have found that vitamin E slows prostate cancer growth in two ways.
First, it stops one protein from attaching itself to the male hormone androgen. It also stops production of another protein--prostate-specific androgen (PSA).
Androgen is known to contribute to the growth of cancer cells, hut researchers concede that the role of PSA--widely used as a marker indicating the presence of prostate cancer in males--isn't certain.
This new research ...
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