Cancer prevention melatonin

So what does that mean for you First, much more research needs to be done before doctors should routinely prescribe melatonin supplements for cancer prevention, although work in the field is indeed... 

Experts are not sure how melatonin influences the development of cancer. A recent study published in 1999 in Cancer Research suggests that melatonin may help to starve cancer cells. Tumors use a type of fat called linoleic acid as a food source. Melatonin prevented the tumor cells in rats from being able to metabolize linoleic, but only when it was given to rats during the late afternoon. When it was given to the rats earlier in the day it did not have any effect. 

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