And more news on breast cancer...
Bitter melon extract (Momordica charantia) may help prevent breast cancer if new findings from St. Louis University are confirmed in future studies. So far, the evidence has been seen only in the lab: when bitter melon was pitted against breast cancer cells in test tubes, it slowed cell growth and division and induced the death of the cancer cells. To determine whether bitter melon extract also works to prevent breast cancer in women, more studies must establish how it works, and if it has the same anti-cancer effects in women as it has in the lab. Bitter melon is also being studied as a treatment for diabetes, AIDS and some other types of cancer, although so far there have been no human studies. It has been observed to lower blood sugar, but no studies have established a safe and effective dose. The breast cancer findings were published online on February 23, 2010, in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association of Cancer Research.
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