By Lindsey Garner, MD Anderson Staff Writer
Cinnamon, a spice found in kitchens across the country, has shown promise in preventing and treating cancer.
Stopping cancer in its tracks
Bharat Aggarwal, Ph.D., professor in MD Anderson's Department of Experimental Therapeutics, led a 2009 review of 41 common dietary spices and how they impact the various phases of tumorigenesis, the formation of tumors.
Aggarwal's study showed that many spices, including cinnamon, are promising preventive and treatment agents for cancer. Cinnamon nutraceuticals, part of a food that provides medical or health benefits, were given to mice. Results showed that they inhibited multiple pro-inflammatory pathways in cancer cells.
Inhibiting inflammation is key. It is linked to the formation and spread of cancer.
Recent study gives hope
In a 2010 study, researchers at the School of Life Sciences and Immune Synapse Research Center at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in the Republic of Korea tested cinnamon's anti-tumor effects.
Cinnamon, a spice found in kitchens across the country, has shown promise in preventing and treating cancer.Stopping cancer in its tracks
Bharat Aggarwal, Ph.D., professor in MD Anderson's Department of Experimental Therapeutics, led a 2009 review of 41 common dietary spices and how they impact the various phases of tumorigenesis, the formation of tumors.
Aggarwal's study showed that many spices, including cinnamon, are promising preventive and treatment agents for cancer. Cinnamon nutraceuticals, part of a food that provides medical or health benefits, were given to mice. Results showed that they inhibited multiple pro-inflammatory pathways in cancer cells.
Inhibiting inflammation is key. It is linked to the formation and spread of cancer.
Recent study gives hope
In a 2010 study, researchers at the School of Life Sciences and Immune Synapse Research Center at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in the Republic of Korea tested cinnamon's anti-tumor effects.
Continue reading Cinnamon: Common Spice Takes a Stand Against Cancer.
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