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Dietitian specializing in cancer said vitamin a betacarotene in carrot juice is very harmful to patients with lung cancer - should it be avoided?

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Dr. Richard Zimon answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Nonsense: It may interfere with some anti-neoplastic agents but is not directly harmful!

Answered 12/10/2014

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