六十年代以前维生素E(VE)一直作为妇科药物应用,六十年代中期后,发现VE是一种“多功能”药物,被临床用来治疗许多疾病。本文旨在阐述VE在防癌抗癌方面的进展。 一、维生素E对正常组织的保护作用 大量研究表明,人类约 90％的癌症与饮食、环境和生活习惯有关,其中约30％～40％的男性及60％的 Vitamin E (VE) has been used as a gynecological drug before the 1960s. After the mid-1960s, VE was found to be a “multi-functional” drug that was used clinically to treat many diseases. This article aims to elucidate the progress of VE in the prevention and treatment of cancer. First, the protection of vitamin E on normal tissues A large number of studies have shown that about 90% of human cancers are related to diet, environment and living habits, of which about 30% to 40% of men and 60% of