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Scientists Say Curry Compound Kills Cancer Cells

Health & Wellness (tags: health, healthcare, research, study, medicine, cancer, science )

Maria
- 25 days ago - news.yahoo.com

Researchers at the Cork Cancer Research Center in Ireland treated esophageal cancer cells with curcumin -- a chemical found in the spice turmeric, which gives curries a distinctive yellow color -- and found it started to kill cancer cells within 24 hours.

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mary f. (74)

Saturday October 31, 2009, 11:10 am
i hope this is true i love curry

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Kari D. (168)

Sunday November 1, 2009, 9:14 am
Good News!;0)

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Tierney G. (300)

Sunday November 1, 2009, 11:36 am
Wow this will be wonderful if it holds true. Thank goodness for our plant friends!
Thanks Maria

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Electra Cy (929)

Sunday November 1, 2009, 4:27 pm

I was reading about Lemon Balm dissolving tumors, so this fits right in with my bookmarked herbs.

Thanks!

HUGZ ~ Electra

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Josephine Fenech (12)

Monday November 2, 2009, 8:21 am
I have heard this on a health programm on TV."Good for one thing and bad for heart burn"the doctor said.
Thanks Maria

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Jenny Dooley (446)

Monday November 2, 2009, 1:07 pm
Thanks Maria.
I read about this connection (turmeric=anti-cancer) and have been adding turmeric to my meals ever since. Since becoming vegetarian, curry has become my staple diet!

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