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An extract found in the bright yellow curry spice turmeric can kill off cancer cells, scientists have shown.
The chemical - curcumin - has long been thought to have healing powers and is already being tested as a treatment for arthritis and even dementia.
Now tests by a team at the Cork Cancer Research Centre show it can destroy gullet cancer cells in the lab.
Dr Sharon McKenna and her team found that curcumin started to kill cancer cells within 24 hours.
The cells also began to d
Originally posted by sos37
That should be an easy enough hypothesis to prove. What's the cancer rate in India?
Originally posted by sos37
That should be an easy enough hypothesis to prove. What's the cancer rate in India?
The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2008, about 1,437,180 Americans will receive a new diagnosis of invasive cancer, and 565,650 Americans will die of this disease.
This year, over 1.3 million new cancer cases are estimated to be diagnosed [in the US], approximately 710,000 men and 660,000 women.
1. Every year about 85,0000 new cancer cases are diagnosed in India resulting in about 58,0000 cancer related death every year.
Originally posted by DazE777
Thanks for nothing curry.
Originally posted by Obscure Perception
I'm going to have to link this information to my better half who has been swearing by "turmeric milk" and urging me to try it.