Broccoli Component Kills Breast Cancer Cells
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists say they’ve found a substance that could help prevent and potentially treat breast cancer. It’s not a drug or a new radiation treatment but a natural component of broccoli and broccoli sprouts. The researchers tested the broccoli compound, known as sulforaphane, in animal studies as well as in [...]
Read more »Breast Cancer and Weight Gain
Gaining weight after age 20, even if only a pound or two per year, can almost double the risk of developing breast cancer after menopause compared to women who keep their weight stable. This finding, from a National Cancer Institute (NCI) study, reported on the equivalent of a 30-pound gain over the years for a [...]
Read more »Natural Breast Cancer Prevention
Exciting new research published in the journal Cancer Research has shown that we could have natural breast cancer prevention and possibly even treatment. Using human breast cancer cells in vitro, researchers found that bitter melon extract significantly decreased growth and induced death of breast cancer cells. Bitter melon – Momordica charantia – also known as [...]
Read more »Pomagranates May Prevent Breast Cancer
According to a recent study, pomegranates may be a viable strategy to prevent breast cancer. Pomagrantaes contain six natural compounds that may prevent the growth of hormone-dependent breast cancer by blocking the enzyme aromatase, which changes androgen to estrogen. However, experts caution this does not mean people should expect the same results from eating pomegranates, [...]
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