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Vitamin could slow cancer growth

 

A vitamin found in pecan nuts may help to slow the growth of cancer cells.

 

A form of vitamin E found in pecans and some sesame seeds has been shown to

interfere with the growth of prostate and lung cancer cells reports the Daily

Mail.

 

Scientists say the compound called gamma-tocopherol has been shown to induce

death in laboratory-grown human cancer cells while leaving healthy cell alone.

 

Dr Qing Jian, who led the research at Purdue University in Indiana, US said: " We

discovered that as we increased the quantity of gamma-tropherol, the cancer

cells grew more slowly. But the healthy prostate cells grew normally. This could

indicate that the vitamin could be used to target lung and prostate cancer

cells. "

 

She added that most supplements contain only alpha-tocopherol, a different form

of vitamin E that alone does not have these anti-cancer properties.

 

Jerry Mittelman, DDS, FAPM

 

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