FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE BLOG
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Breast cancer, oxidative stress and NF-κB
A paper just published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment highlights how reactive oxygen species (ROS) activate pro-inflammatory NF-κB (nuclear factor kappa beta, also an oncogenic transcription factor) to promote more aggressive breast cancer, and that this can be ameliorated by NAC.
Too high a dose of antioxidants can block DNA repair
Too high a dose of antioxidants can block DNA repair