Megadose antioxidants help prevent bladder cancer recurrences. After four years, the high-dose supplement takers developed only half as many recurrences. Antioxidants extend life in lung cancer . In addition to conventional treatment, Finnish researchers gave 18 people with lung cancer a supplement containing antioxidant vitamin and minerals. Compared with lung cancer patients who did not take the supplement, those who did were better able to tolerate chemotherapy and radiation, and they survived longer.
Fish oil extends life in advanced cancers .
The immune systems of those in the placebo group went downhill, but among those taking fish oil, immune response rallied. The fish oil group also lived significantly longer. Melatonin extends life in advanced lung cancer . Italian researchers studied 63 people with matastatic lung cancer who were considered untreatable because they no longer responded to standard chemotherapy. After one year, the survival rate in the melatonin group was significantly higher.