Friday, October 30, 2009
New research shows that a substance extracted from turmeric, the yellow spice used in curry meal kill cancer cells.
Has been widely believed for a long time that the component in the subject of yellow turmeric helps to cure some diseases, and are being tested as a treatment for arthritis and Alzheimer's.
Tests conducted by a team from the Cork Cancer Research in the United Kingdom that this article can damage the cells of esophageal cancer.
Experts said the cancer that this discovery could help doctors find new cures for cancer.
Was discovered by Dr. Sharon McKenna and his team that started the yellow component in the killing of cancer cells within 24 hours.
McKenna says that scientist have realized long ago that the natural ingredients, the ability to heal damaged cells, adding believe that the yellow component in turmeric, could be of therapeutic value.
For its part, noted Lesley Walker of Cancer Research in Britain that the incidence of esophageal cancer rose by more than half of the seventies of the last century.
The Walker is believed that this increase is associated with increased rates of obesity and alcohol abuse.
It is noteworthy that about 7800 esophageal cancer cases are detected each year in Britain.
Esophageal cancer is the sixth form of the disease caused the death, as it leads to about five percent of the deaths in Britain
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