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Lung cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the lung. The lungs are a pair of cone-shaped breathing organs inside the chest. The lungs bring oxygen into the body when breathing in and send carbon dioxide out of the body when breathing out. Each lung has sections called lobes. The left lung has two lobes. The right lung, which is slightly larger, has three. A thin membrane called the pleura surrounds the lungs. Two tubes called bronchi lead from the trachea ... 
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Retinol, the dietary form of vitamin A, is a fat-soluble, antioxidant vitamin important in vision and bone growth. It belongs to the family of chemical compounds known as retinoids. Retinol is ingested in a precursor form; animal sources (milk and eggs) contain retinyl esters, whereas plants (carrots, spinach) contain carotenoids. Tissue cells convert these precursors to retinol, and then to either retinal or retinoic acid. ...
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Lung Cancer as related to Vitamin A (Retinol)
- Vitamin A / Retinol : BC Cancer Agency
... study involving smokers receiving beta-carotene and vitamin A reported the unexpected finding of an increased risk of lung cancer. (Omenn)" (Kaegi) "High dietary intake of retinol ...
- Lung Cancer and Retinoids
A new study shows that daily treatment with a retinoid drug may prevent lung cancer in former smokers. Retinoids are natural and synthetic compounds related to vitamin A (retinol ...
- Lung Cancer Prevention - National Cancer Institute
Another study, using 600 IU of Vitamin E every other day, showed no effect on lung cancer in women. In 1996, the results of the U.S. Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial ...
- Retinol - Kosmix Topic Page - Medical Information for Retinol
... retinoic acid, retinol and retinyl palmitate levels in patients with lung cancer . Of ... lung cancer and 4 small cell lung ... Routine Vitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cancer
- Lung cancer
Vitamin A (Retinol) Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) Vitamin E Drugs Anticancer Drugs ... Lung cancer. Also listed as: Cancer - lung. Signs and Symptoms; What Causes It? Who's Most At ...
- Lung Cancer
... for intervention effects in CARET, the Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial. J Natl Cancer ... Effects of a combination of beta-carotene and vitamin A on lung cancer and ...
- Lung cancer prevention
... smoking cessation; vitamin A. Abbreviations: ATBC = [alpha]-Tocopherol [beta]-Carotene Lung Cancer Prevention Study; CARET = [beta]-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial;
- Lung Cancer.
... UV) rays in sunlight help the skin manufacture vitamin D , which, if there is an adequate supply of the A vitamin retinol, induces apoptosis, or "cellular suicide," of lung cancer ...
- MedlinePlus Herbs and Supplements: Vitamin A ...
Lung cancer. Vitamin A has been studied as a possible treatment for lung cancer without ... Improvement of naturally aged skin with vitamin A (retinol). Arch Dermatol 2007 May;143(5 ...
- Some Vitamin Supplements Don't Protect Against Lung Cancer
... CARET study which was looking into the effects of the dietary supplements beta-carotene and retinol (vitamin A), was halted after the supplements were found to increase lung cancer ...
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