Broccoli

Broccoli could soon protect people from cancer of the mouth, throat, neck and head in a new treatment known as “green chemoprevention.” Cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage and garden cress have a high concentration of sulforaphane.

Previous studies, including large-scale trials in China, have shown sulforaphane helps mitigate the effects of environmental carcinogens.

Now lab tests have shown extracts made from broccoli sprout protected mice against oral cancer.

American scientists now plan to carry out clinical trial on patients at high risk of a recurrence of head and neck cancer.

They will be given capsules containing broccoli seed powder to determine if they can tolerate the regimen and whether it has enough of an impact on their oral lining to prevent cancer. (Apr.2015)

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