Broccoli Powerful Prevent Breast Cancer

KOMPAS.com - Broccoli has indeed been often cited as one of the vegetables that are capable of preventing and overcoming breast cancer. This has been proven through various studies about the benefits of broccoli are done by scientists.

Chemical compounds found in vegetables are targeting the cells that become food for tumor growth. High content of sulforaphane in broccoli are able to kill cancer stem cells, and prevent the development or spread of disease.

Researchers from the University of Michigan has successfully completed the laboratory tests on mice and cell cultures. Study author, Professor Duxin Sun, said, "We have already studied how often the effect of sulforaphane on cancer, but this study shows that the benefit is in inhibiting stem cells of breast cancer."

Every year, in the UK found about 46,000 cases of breast cancer, with 12,000 deaths. Recent chemotherapy treatments do not work against cancer stem cells, which causes the disease can recur and spread to other areas. Getting rid of the cancer stem cells believed to be very important to control tumor progression.

Because of these laboratory experiments are not tested on breast cancer patients, the researchers suggest that we not only add sulforaphane supplements in our diet. It is intended as an anticipation to prevent or treat cancer.

Currently they are developing their own methods to extract and protect those chemicals, and will continue the clinical trial to test the process.

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