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Article #205: Could Getting Spicy Aid Your Treatment Of Cancer

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Wow, as a two time survivor of cancer I groups of mice were used. All three were
found it amazing that I might be able to injected with human prostate cancer
eat my self free of cancer. Well, that is cells. One group was a placebo group that
an over statement but new research is received no treatment. One group was
showing that Curcumin to have strong given Curcumin when injected with the
cancer fighting properties. Curcumin also cancer cells. The other group was given
called turmeric is the compound that Curcumin two weeks after the cancer
gives curry its yellow tint. Curcumin has injection. After 6 weeks the tumors in
long been known for its antioxidant the two groups give Curcumin were to
properties and is being studied now for percent smaller than in the placebo
it benefits in treating several different groups.
diseases. Cancer researchers have taken A study on Curcumin and breast cancer was
an interest in Curcumin because many published in Cancer Research, Vol. 62,
countries with curry-rich cuisines have July 1, 2002, pp. 3868-75. This study
lower cancer rates than Western countries found that the use of Curcumin was as
have. effective in preventing the spread of
Researchers from the University of Texas breast cancer as Taxol in laboratory
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center found mice. In the study mice were induced with
Curcumin, blocks a key biological pathway breast cancer then the tumors were
needed for development of melanoma and removed such as with a mastectomy in
other cancers. The study was published in humans. Then the mice were divided into 4
the August 15, 2005 issue of the American groups. One was a placebo group, one
Cancer Society journal "Cancer". The received Curcumin, one received Taxol,
study tested varying doses of Curcumin on and the other Curcumin and Taxol. After 5
three melanoma cell lines. It showed that weeks the study showed that half the mice
Curcumin stops laboratory strains of in the Curcumin group had the cancer
melanoma from proliferating and induced spread to the lungs. Only 22 percent of
apoptosis (programmed cell suicide). The those in the Curcumin plus Taxol group
results were the same for high had seen the cancer spread. 75 percent of
concentrations of Curcumin over short the Taxol only group saw the cancer
periods of time and smaller doses over spread. The placebo group saw 95 percent
longer periods of time. of the mice had the cancer spread to the
In a study published in 2002 in "Cancer lungs. These were amazing results.
Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention", Human studies are just beginning. But the
researcher gave three groups of mice early signs are that the simple safe
different amounts of Curcumin extract for spice may offer a safe way of preventing
15 weeks. The results showed that the cancer and may also be a great way of
group of mice given the largest amount of aiding in the treatment of Cancer.
Curcumin found a reduction of 40 percent It should be noted that a culture study
in benign tumors that were caused the showed that Curcumin reduced the effects
same gene that causes mot types of colon of several chemo drugs used for treating
cancer. A similar study was published in cancer.
"The Prostate" in 2001. Again three






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