Curcumin fights cancer stem cells?

Research at the University of Kansas Cancer Center and Medical Center shows that curcumin inhibits the growth of cancerous cells of esophageal cancer, although the exact way it works has not yet been well understood. The results of these studies are particularly noteworthy if we know that esophageal cancer is the eighth most common type of cancer in the world and the sixth most lethal. In the United States alone, from 4 to 10 people out of 100 it dies from esophageal cancer every year. The disease mainly affects men over 50.

In 2011, the American Cancer Society estimated that nearly 17 Americans had been diagnosed with the disease. Esophageal adenocarcinoma, the most common form of this cancer is the fastest growing cancer in the Western world, scientists are alarming. It is generally diagnosed at a late stage and the prognosis is poor – only 10% of patients survive 5 years after diagnosis. Although available therapies include cchemotherapy, radiation therapy, and even esophageal resection, then many patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma experience disease progression. This suggests that these types of tumors are highly resistant to treatment. Previous studies have shown that curcumin reduces the growth of cancer and the growth of brain tumors by 81%.

source: ScienceNews.pl

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