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Re:Developing a cancer drug without Big Pharma: this hospita... by pfdietz on Thursday November 28, 2024 @10:03AM (#42265731)
There is evidence that high doses of antioxidants can make cancer worse, probably because cancer cells are under oxidative stress.

https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2015...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8127329/

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Re:Developing a cancer drug without Big Pharma: this hospita... by cyberax on Thursday November 28, 2024 @03:45PM (#42268418)
Vitamin C in large doses becomes a pro-oxidant because it reduces metal ions, and they in turn then become catalysts for oxidative reactions or even directly oxidize stuff.
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