1.   Advocates say that large doses of antioxidants protect against cancer by soaking up dangerous oxygen molecules that can damage cells.

2.   It is thought that free radicals can damage cells.

3.   Radiation may damage cells in a way that was previously unforeseen.

4.   Antioxidants eliminate from the blood substances known as free radicals, which damage cells and have been implicated in aging, cancer and a number of diseases.

5.   Bile acids can damage cells and possibly cause cancer.

6.   Brain cells can be damaged by the lack of blood as well as by toxic substances released during the stroke.

7.   Cancers develop when cells are damaged in ways that prevent the normal regulation of cell division.

8.   Free oxygen radicals can damage cells in various ways, so scientists are focusing on mechanisms to soak them up or defend cells against them with antioxidant chemicals.

9.   Given enough radiation, the cell becomes so damaged that it dies.