Broccoli Compound May Kill Breast Cancer Cells
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Eat your broccoli. Your mom was right, it’s good for you. An extract found in broccoli can kill breast cancer stem cells, which drive a tumor’s growth, according to researchers at the University of Michigan’s Comprehensive Cancer Center.
They tested the compound sulforaphane, which is in broccoli and broccoli sprouts, on mice and in human cell cultures. Sulforaphane killed the cancer’s stem cells and stopped new tumors from forming. The findings are important because existing chemotherapy treatments do not eliminate the stem cells of cancer, which is why the disease can spread or come back. Researchers in the field believe that the most effective way to stop cancer is to kill the stem cells.
I don’t know about you, but I’m going to have some broccoli right now.
Last Updated on May 6th, 2010
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wow! just another reason to eat a veggie that i love!