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.
A team at the Cork Cancer Research Centre found that it can destroy gullet (oesophageal ) cancer cells in the lab and it started to kill cancer cells within 24 hours.
The cells also began to digest themselves, after the curcumin triggered lethal cell death signals.
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Chapter: Cancer,Food :: 1 July 2010
