(10-06-10) Broccoli Component Limits Breast Cancer Stem Cells

Sulforaphane, a compound found in broccoli, could help treat breast cancer by
targeting cancer stem cells, which fuel the growth of tumors.
Sulforaphane was tested in both mice and cell cultures. It targeted and killed
the cancer stem cells and prevented new tumors from growing.
Science Daily reports:
?Current chemotherapies do not work against cancer stem cells, which is why
cancer recurs and spreads. Researchers believe that eliminating the cancer stem
cells is key to controlling cancer.?


Sources:
Science Daily May 5, 2010
Clinical Cancer Research May 1, 2010; 16(9):2580-90

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