Unlocking the Power of Vitamin A: Tretinoin Enhances Cancer Treatment
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Unlocking the Power of Vitamin A: Tretinoin Enhances Cancer Treatment

ByHolly Zink

Tretinoin is a derivative of vitamin A. It shows the potential to enhance the effects of chemotherapy. Combining tretinoin with chemotherapy improved survival rates in mesothelioma in mice. Chemotherapy Response in Mesothelioma Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that is hard to diagnose and treat. It develops from the thin layer of tissue that covers many of the body’s internal organs. Mesothelioma is caused by exposure to a toxic mineral called asbestos. In most cases, doctors will use more than one type of treatment to remove as many cancer cells as possible from a patient’s body. The standard therapies include chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. When a patient gets chemotherapy treatment, they are given drugs that kill cells by damaging their DNA. Currently, the only…

Mesothelioma Influenced by Vitamin A?
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Mesothelioma Influenced by Vitamin A?

ByAlex Strauss

Vitamin A is a very important vitamin to maintaining health. We all know it is found in foods like carrots and is important in maintaining eyesight. Now, several independent research studies over the last three decades have suggested that vitamin A could possibly have an impact on managing and preventing mesothelioma. Vitamin A has many essential functions in the human body including: sustaining vision, bone growth, reproduction, cell division, cell differentiation and helping to maintain the immune system – the body’s defense against infection. Vitamin A comes from animal sources (such as liver and whole milk) and plant sources. Retinoids which are chemically related to vitamin A have been implicated as anti-carcinogenic. For example, according to an article published in…