Remission of oral leukoplakias and micronuclei in tobacco/betel quid chewers treated with beta‐carotene and with beta‐carotene plus vitamin A

Fishermen from Kerala (India) who chewed tobacco‐containing betel quids daily (17.2 ± 9.6 quids per day) and had well‐developed oral leukoplakias with elevated frequencies of micronucleated cells participated in a short‐term intervention trial. Beta‐carotene (180 mg/week) (Group I), beta‐carotene (1...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of cancer 1988-08, Vol.42 (2), p.195-199
Hauptverfasser:	Stich, Hans F., Rosin, Miriam P., Hornby, A. Paul, Mathew, Babu, Sankaranarayanan, R., Nair, M. Krishnan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Areca beta Carotene Biological and medical sciences Carotenoids - therapeutic use Female Humans Leukoplakia, Oral - drug therapy Leukoplakia, Oral - pathology Male Medical sciences Plant poisons toxicology Plants, Medicinal Time Factors Tobacco, Smokeless Toxicology Vitamin A - therapeutic use
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