BETA-CAROTENE DID NOT WORK - AFTERMATH OF THE ATBC STUDY

Authors
RAUTALAHTI M ALBANES D VIRTAMO J TAYLOR PR HUTTUNEN JK HEINONEN OP
Citation
M. Rautalahti et al., BETA-CAROTENE DID NOT WORK - AFTERMATH OF THE ATBC STUDY, Cancer letters, 114(1-2), 1997, pp. 235-236
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology
Journal title
Cancer letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
03043835
Volume
114
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
235 - 236
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-3835(1997)114:1-2<235:BDNW-A>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The results of the ATBC study, the first large intervention trial of a ntioxidants, were intriguing. While the possibility that beta-carotene may in some circumstances enhance carcinogenesis has now been confirm ed in another large trial, the mechanisms of action remain obscure. (C ) 1997 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.