June 27th, 2005

An Australian cell biologist has been performing trials on laboratory mice to test the possible effectiveness of vitamin E on asbestos related cancer, and he states that the results look promising. Jiri Neuzil claims that the trials on mice have shown just how effective alpha-TOS – which is related to vitamin E – can be in killing asbestos related cancer cells.

The researcher is based in the Gold Coast, and he has high hopes for further development and research into this type of treatment. He stated that the treatment had killed asbestos cancer cells in mice, and that under a five year study involving a number of researchers from Australia and Europe, the treatment had also proven effective in halting the growth of tumors.

In addition to its effectiveness with asbestos related cancer cells, Neuzil also claimed that there was evidence to suggest that the compound could also help with other cancers such as colon, lung, and breast cancers. He hopes to begin human testing in clinical trials within the next couple of years.

He stated, “It is promising but in the past, many experiments showing promise in mice have completely failed in humans. Alpha-TOS was "selective" because it pursued mesothelioma cancer cells but caused only minor damage, if any, to normal cells in mice.”