Atrophy of the tumor in just one day

Injecting a dose of vitamin E into the patient's blood vessels, the scientists found that within 24 hours, the cancer tumor began to shrink and after 10 days, they almost disappeared.

So far, although only investigating effects on skin cancers, the research group - from Glasgow University and University of Strathclyde, UK - believes that this therapy is also effective for other types of tumors. .

Vitamin E has long been known to be a vital element that helps the body fight disease, and is found in many foods such as vegetable oils, cereals, nuts, green leafy vegetables and eggs. It is rich in antioxidants, which helps prevent damage in the body caused by free radicals.

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But in the last few years, a special compound in vitamin E has been found to have therapeutic potential, especially the ability to attack cancer cells. This compound, called Tocotrienol - is found in palm oil, avocado, barley and wheat germ.

Since the 1990s, scientists have conducted numerous tests to test the ability of tocotrienol to prevent cancer cells from developing.

But - according to DailyMail - most of these studies failed, mainly because the substance was bleeding when it entered the bloodstream, not to the cancer, or because of its high content that is toxic to the cells. healthy.

Recent breakthrough research has overcome these barriers, causing Tocotrienol to reach the tumor without damaging other healthy cells.

"The new formula has proven effective, and delivers extremely encouraging results," said Dr. Christine Dufés, team leader.

Meanwhile, another independent trial in the UK, expected to end in 2012, is investigating whether vitamin E can prevent bladder cancer from recurring.

The UK Cancer Research Organization says the safety of new therapies will have to be thoroughly tested, before it can be widely applied. According to them, it is only the first stage of research.