Guest guest Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Obviously I do not agree with the animal testing, but this could be interesting. Jo Turmeric stops spread of breast cancer into lungs, improves effectiveness of current therapy Category: Breast Cancer News Article 15 Oct 2005 email this article to a friend printer friendly version view all opinions on this write an opinion on this Tumeric contains an ingredient called curcumin which helps stop the spread of breast cancer into the lungs. It also helps current breast cancer medications and procedures work better, according to researchers in Texas. Turmeric is a popular ingredient of curry powder. These findings are the results of tests carried out on mice. Further research is needed, said the scientists. However, they said the results so far are `exciting'. Kylie Minogue, who is undergoing breast cancer treatment, has been taking turmeric. You can read about this study in the journal Clinical Cancer Research. It seems that curcumin shuts down a protein which encourages the spread of breast cancer. It stops the cancer from spreading into the lungs. It also seems to reverse some of the undesirable side effects of prolonged chemotherapy. Researchers also found that when they add curcumin, the chemotherapy dose can be much lower, but just as effective. In this study there were 60 mice with breast cancer and taking curcumin, another group of 60 mice with breast cancer were not treated with curcumin. They found that there were fewer cases of progression to lung cancer among the curcumin-treated mice. Written by: Christian Nordqvist Editor: Medical News Today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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