Slowing Cancer with Old Ideas and New Science

Using turmeric to treat disease isn't a new idea. In fact, turmeric has been used for centuries in the practice of traditional Chinese and Indian medicine to treat a wide variety of health concerns. But Western scientists have only begun to explore the link between cancer and turmeric in recent years. Researchers at the University of Texas Anderson Cancer Center found that in laboratory mice, curcumin arrested the spread of breast cancer while also reducing the damaging toxic effects of a widely used chemotherapy drug. Other studies suggest that curcumin may be effective in slowing the progression of prostate and colorectal cancers and stopping melanoma growth.