Now do not get your hopes up too high, as the tests are still quite preliminary, but they are encouraging!
Yahoo! News - Chili, Broccoli Help Prevent Cancer - Studies: "In our studies, we decided to look at two particular cancers -- ovarian and pancreatic -- with low survival rates, to ascertain the contribution of diet and nutrition to the development of these cancers,' said Sanjay Srivastava, who led the study.
'We discovered that red chili pepper and broccoli appear to be effective inhibitors of the cancer process.'"
"Srivastava said he and colleagues tested capsaicin, which makes peppers hot, against pancreatic cancer cells in a lab dish."
What will come from this? In addition to more calls to eat well, it is likely that there will be new anti-cancer drugs:
" "Our results demonstrate that capsaicin is a potent anticancer agent, induces apoptosis in cancer cells and produces no significant damage to normal pancreatic cells, indicating its potential use as a novel chemotherapeutic agent for pancreatic cancer," Srivastava said."
Good stuff! and Good Luck!
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