Please explain (from wikipedia)
 

I have a family member with a cancer diagnose and thought apart from healthcare do as much as we can ourself.

This is a short text paragraph about the effects of glutathione on cancer cells.

Regarding the 2nd sentence does it mean that with elevated levels of glutathione the tumor cells gets protection against chemo ? What we want is chemo to damage tumor cells and not take a supplement to protect them...

Was thinking to start taking N-acetylcysteine supplement which raises glutathione in the body and keeping the bodies own strength against cancer at a possible max. At other places I read that glutathione protects healthy cells from both chemo and radiation therapy but not anything that it would protect tumor cells.

Been reading other articles as well but it's only this part that made me think differently.

Any comments ?

what i get from the second paragraph is that glutathione in tumor cells is NOT a good thing, it makes the tumor cells more resistant to chemotherapy drugs..

the first paragraph suggests that glutathione in normal cells may protect/prevent normal cells from becoming cancerous.

i wish you and your family member the best and a successful outcome

I probably could 'translate' that, but I don't think I should and nor should anyone else here...

Good luck anyway.....

Look for a medical forum.

can you post link to the article that you're reading?

Don't think this is the right place to be asking this sort of thing. There are plenty of medical forums. What you're quoting doesn't sound like something a cancer patient should be taking.

Do your research and get your family member onto a really good diet to go along with the therapy would be my advice.

Nitrogen mustard is great for your loved one's health. The best.

I interpreted it exactly the same, thanks

I was thinking lots of fruit and vegetables and perhabst extra antioxidants when eating is not so easy.

Thanks again

Yep you knew that already :) all kinds of good stuff out there, best of luck!

Speak to an oncologist before beginning any sort of self-medication, even dietary changes. I read an article recently about James Watson (of Watson & Crick who first proposed the double helical structure of DNA) who proposed that antioxidants perhaps caused more harm than good in regards to cancer. The idea being that oxidation is a useful process that might play a vital role in identifying and removing damaged cells (apoptosis), but that process is perhaps hindered by excessive use of dietary supplements.

Best of luck to your family member.

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