Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics Medknow Publications on behalf of the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI) ISSN: 0973-1482 EISSN: 1998-4138 Vol. 3, Num. 3, 2007, pp. 166-166

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, Vol. 3, No. 3, July-September, 2007, pp. 166

Brief Communication

Can pomegranate prevent prostate cancer?

Pereira Melisa

Sinhgad Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lonavala, Pune-410 401
Correspondence Address: Melisa Pereira, Sinhgad Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lonavala, Pune - 410 401, India. E-mail: melisa.pereira@rediffmail.com

Code Number: cr07042

Recently, researchers have been looking for new strategies to combat diseases like cancer. Earlier researches have shown that fruits like pomegranate are rich in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity and are effective against tumors in mouse skin. In fact, pomegranate juice has very high antioxidant property and appears promising as an anticancer agent.

The UW research team aimed to discover if pomegranate extract could, in addition to killing existing cancer cells, also help prevent cancer initiation itself. Using human prostate cancer cells, the team first evaluated the fruit extract′s effect at various doses. They found a ′dose-dependent′ effect-in other words, more cells died as the dose of pomegranate extract was increased.

It needs further evaluation in human clinical trials

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