Distilled, the article basically offer the contention that:<p>&gt;.... it “could be that while antioxidants might prevent DNA damage—and thus impede tumor initiation—once a tumor is established, antioxidants might facilitate the malignant behavior of cancer cells...&quot;&lt;<p>Then immediately says this:<p>&gt;The medical advice for people at this point is tentative. More studies need to be done to bolster this hypothesis and understand exactly how antioxidants affect cancer cells in humans. &lt;<p>My takeaway is this:<p><i>Antioxidants may help prevent the sorts of DNA damage that contribute to cancers forming...
</i>Antioxidants may contribute to the health of cancer cells, once formed, in much the same way...but that&#x27;s not certain yet, even though it certainly seems plausible...<p>In actual practice--everyday life--we have no idea at any given time whether we have active cancer cells growing in our body, or not...symptoms are what lead us to suspect that such is the case and seek medical advice...with certain types of cancer symptoms can take months, years, to appear...if the contention is true it&#x27;s possible that people are going out of their way (with supplements), or being obsessive (with diet), all the while unknowingly contributing to their undoing...<p>I think I&#x27;ll just keep eating a healthy blend of foods, avoid all supplements unless they&#x27;ve been prescribed because a diagnosed deficiency, and get plenty of exercise...