Bitter Melon Extract May Slow, Stop Breast Cancer
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Extract of bitter melon, may help protect women from breast cancer, according to researchers. Bitter melon is a common vegetable in India, China and South America. Its extract is used in folk remedies for things like diabetes because of its ability to lower blood-sugar.
“When we used the extract from that melon, we saw that it kills the breast cancer cells,” said lead researcher Ratna Ray, a professor of pathology at Saint Louis University. But their work was done in a laboratory, not in humans, she noted.
The important thing is that the bitter melon extract killed only the cancer cells, not the healthy breast cells. It may not cure cancer, but this may be great news in preventing or delaying cancer.
Last Updated on February 25th, 2010
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