Study Explores Whether a Common Vitamin Could Fight Brain Cancer
Researchers at the University of Calgary in Canada are conducting further trials after early studies revealed that vitamin B3, or niacin, holds promise in restoring immune function in the fight against glioblastoma, a brain cancer that grows aggressively and is hard to treat. For over two decades, no significant advancement has been made to improve treatment outcomes in patients with glioblastoma. Treatments like radiation, surgery and chemotherapy help, but the tumors regrow and survival times are dismal. The team at the University of Calgary wanted to establish whether vitamin B3 in high doses may boost treatment outcomes when used alongside current treatment approaches. The scientists want to find out whether this…
