Kyle J. Norton
The incidence of endometrial cancer among white women are higher in
comparison of black women. According to the statistic, the risk of
endometrial cancer among women is 1 in 7000. Every year, about 40,000
women in US are diagnosed with the disease. Women who carry certain
mutation genes, such as BRCA1 or the BRCA2 are associated to increased
risk of endometrial cancer.
Depending to the stage and grade of the cancer, chemotherapy such as
Doxorubicin, Cisplatin. Paclitaxel, Carboplatin, Topotecan may be
necessary after surgery. Although
epidemiological studies focusing the effective of vegetables and fruits
in reduced risk and treatment of endometrial cancer with inconclusive
results(1)(2)(3)(4), certain Vitamins, through clinical studies have
found to be effective in reduced risk and treatment of endometrial
cancer with little or no side effect.
Vitamin E, a fat soluble vitamin,
consisting eight different variants (alpha-, beta-, gamma-, and
delta-tocopherol and alpha-, beta-, gamma-, and delta-tocotrienol) with
varying levels of biological activity(2), found abundantly in corn
oil, soybean oil, margarine, wheat germ oil, sunflower,safflower oils,
etc. plays an important role in neurological functions and inhibition
of platelet aggregation, regulation of enzymatic activity, free radical
scavenger, etc..
Antioxidants in epidemiological evidences, are associated to reduced
risk of endometrial cancer caused by DNA damage have been controversial.
In dose-response meta-analyse, study suggested that dietary
intakes of beta-carotene, vitamin C, and vitamin E from food sources, consisted an inverse relationship of endometrial cancer risk(5)(6). The study association between intakes of selected food groups and nutrients with
EC risk among 541 women with histologically confirmed EC and 541 women
with an intact uterus and noncancer diagnoses seen at Roswell Park Cancer Institute between 1982 and 1998, indicated that intake of vegetable dietary vitamin E are associated with decreased risk of EC(7)(8)(9). But in the study of Instituto de BiotecnologĂa y de Biomedicina with endometrial
cells incubated at several hydrogen peroxide concentrations,
alpha-tocopherol included in liposomes (1.6 microg) found no
antioxidant effect detected in cells in culture(7)
Taking altogether, vitamin E may be effective in reduced risk and
treatment of endometrial cancer, but large example size and muticenter
studies are necessary to validate its effectiveness. Over doses of vitamin
E supplement can cause symptoms of blurred vision, weakness, dizziness,
nausea, diarrhea, etc., please make sure you follow the guideline of
the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
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References
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