Curcumin and black pepper combine to stop breast cancer tumor cells

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Curcumin and black pepper combine to stop breast cancer tumor cells

by David Gutierrez

(NaturalNews) Natural chemicals found in the spices turmeric and black pepper appear to stop the growth of breast tumors, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center and published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.Researchers applied a solution containing both curcumin, found in turmeric, and piperine, which makes black pepper spicy, to breast cancer cells in a laboratory, using concentrations 20 times higher than those found in the human diet. They found that the solution hampered the ability of stem cells to propagate but did not affect the differentiation of normal breast cells."This shows that these compounds are not toxic to normal breast tissue," lead author Madhuri Kakarala said. Cancer stem cells are the cells in tumors that allow it to keep growing without limit. Current chemotherapy treatments are unable to affect stem cells, which is part of the reason that cancers can spread and recur even in those undergoing treatment."If we can limit the number of stem cells, we can limit the number of cells with potential to form tumors," Kakarala said.The researchers found that the piperine appeared to make the curcumin more effective. They also found that the solution affected cancer stem cells regardless of whether the tumors were estrogen-sensitive or not. This is an especially significant finding because the cancer-preventive drugs tamoxifen or raloxifene, which can have highly toxic side effects, do not affect estrogen-independent tumors."The concept that dietary compounds can help is attractive, and curcumin and piperine appear to have very low toxicity," Karkala said.Previous studies have linked a diet high in turmeric to a lower risk of breast, colon, prostate and lung cancers. Black pepper and piperine have both also been shown to suppress the development of colon and lung tumors in animal tests.Sources for this story include: health.usnews.com; timesofindia.indiatimes.com.

My comments: Curcumin has indeed been found to be very good at both preventing and treating many kinds of cancers (it is especially helpful in preventing lung cancers in curumin). I was not aware of the benefits of piperine other than it helps make curcumin more absorbable. So does coconut milk. Curcumin is not very absorbable at all, and the addition of piperine or coconut milk only boost absorption by a fairly small amount.

There are, however, a couple of very good supplements out there that have much higher absorption. My favorite, and what I take personally is Super-Biocurcumin from Life Extension Foundation. If you are treating an existing cancer, take LOTS of it (up to 2500 mg per day or more) and combine it with other cancer fighting and immune boosting supplements, a healthy diet and lifestyle, optimal sunshine, and stress elimination/management as outlined in the suggested anti-cancer protocol we advocate here.

Tony

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Tony, there is so much information on the net that is contradictory.

Some sites say that peperine will increase the absorption of curcumin

20 times. Other sites say that just using black pepper instead of peprine works.

Others say that your body cannot utilize the peperine in black pepper and you

need to take the peperine as a supplement.

Other sites say unless the turmeric is cooked very little curcumin is

absorbed. I wish there were a single site that had the real factual information

on it.

 

Jack

 

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>

> Curcumin and black pepper combine to stop breast cancer tumor cells

> by David Gutierrez

>

> (NaturalNews <http://www.naturalnews.com/> ) Natural chemicals found in

> the spices turmeric and black pepper appear to stop the growth of breast

> tumors, according to a study conducted by researchers from the

> University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center and published in the

> journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.

>

> Researchers applied a solution containing both curcumin, found in

> turmeric, and piperine, which makes black pepper spicy, to breast cancer

> cells in a laboratory, using concentrations 20 times higher than those

> found in the human diet. They found that the solution hampered the

> ability of stem cells to propagate but did not affect the

> differentiation of normal breast cells.

>

> " This shows that these compounds are not toxic to normal breast tissue, "

> lead author Madhuri Kakarala said.

>

> Cancer stem cells are the cells in tumors that allow it to keep growing

> without limit. Current chemotherapy treatments are unable to affect stem

> cells, which is part of the reason that cancers can spread and recur

> even in those undergoing treatment.

>

> " If we can limit the number of stem cells, we can limit the number of

> cells with potential to form tumors, " Kakarala said.

>

> The researchers found that the piperine appeared to make the curcumin

> more effective. They also found that the solution affected cancer stem

> cells regardless of whether the tumors were estrogen-sensitive or not.

> This is an especially significant finding because the cancer-preventive

> drugs tamoxifen or raloxifene, which can have highly toxic side effects,

> do not affect estrogen-independent tumors.

>

> " The concept that dietary compounds can help is attractive, and curcumin

> and piperine appear to have very low toxicity, " Karkala said.

>

> Previous studies have linked a diet high in turmeric to a lower risk of

> breast, colon, prostate and lung cancers. Black pepper and piperine have

> both also been shown to suppress the development of colon and lung

> tumors in animal tests.

>

> Sources for this story include: health.usnews.com;

> timesofindia.indiatimes.com.

>

> My comments: Curcumin has indeed been found to be very good at both

> preventing and treating many kinds of cancers (it is especially helpful

> in preventing lung cancers in curumin). I was not aware of the benefits

> of piperine other than it helps make curcumin more absorbable. So does

> coconut milk. Curcumin is not very absorbable at all, and the addition

> of piperine or coconut milk only boost absorption by a fairly small

> amount.

>

> There are, however, a couple of very good supplements out there that

> have much higher absorption. My favorite, and what I take personally is

> Super-Biocurcumin from Life Extension Foundation

> <http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-3337817-10431424> . If you are treating

> an existing cancer, take LOTS of it (up to 2500 mg per day or more) and

> combine it with other cancer fighting and immune boosting supplements, a

> healthy diet and lifestyle, optimal sunshine, and stress

> elimination/management as outlined in the suggested anti-cancer protocol

> </anticancer.htm> we advocate here.

>

> >