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The University of Otago’s Free Radical Research Group claim vitamin C can help curb the growth of cancer cells. “Our results offer a promising and simple intervention to help in our fight against cancer at the level of both prevention and cure,” associate professor Margreet Vissers said. While Vissers’ previous research had demonstrated the vitamin’s importance in maintaining cell health and hinted at its potential for limiting diseases such as cancer, the latest study looked at whether vitamin C levels were lowered in patients with endometrial tumours. Details of the research are published in the latest edition of the Cancer Research journal.