Thursday 18 February 2016

Natural elements having anticancer properties | PGIMER entrance Preparations


Natural elements having anticancer properties: 

a. Nitrosoamines 
b. Vit. C 
c. Vit.D 
d. Carotene 
e. Selenium


Ans  (B) Vit. C ; (D) Carotene ; (E) Selenium ;

• Natural elements having anti cancer properties are: - Carotene, Retinol, tocopherol, Selenium, Ascorbic acid.
• Nitrosoamines are carcinogenic especially for stomach carcinoma. Dietary nitrates (in preserved, smoked, cured foods) converted to nitrites.