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A 50-year-old female asked:

Mom=cancer mets in lungs and liver. prim tumor squamous cell in sm bowel. chemo july to dec. starting chemo again this week- can tocotrienals help?

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Dr. Morton Levitt
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Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical 51 years experience
Tocotrienols and CA: Tocotrienols are vitamin-e related chemicals called tocopherols and, as such, are powerful antioxidants which are known to have a wide variety of salubrious effects on blood vessel and skin integrity, and have been shown in many studies to have some positive effects on some cancers, although i cannot find any literature related to colon cancer. Check with her md about taking these with her meds.
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Last updated Feb 19, 2013

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