Jul 19, 2011

Curcumin inhibits cancer cells growth?

Curcumin has antioxidant properties thus can decrease swelling and inflammation. It's being explored as a cancer treatment as inflammation appears to play a role in cancer. Curcumin has the property to slow down the progress of cancerous cells and also prevent the growth of new tumor blood vessels. Studies revealed that it has an effective impact in treating or preventing colon, skin and breast cancers. It also suppresses angiogenesis and metastasis in a variety animal tumor models. Scientists have shown that Curcumin increases the production of proteins that cause immune cells to propagate and reduces the production of proteins which can destroy immune cells.

 

http://health.liszq.com/plus/view.php?aid=66

 

 



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