No one is ready to argue that eating pomegranates will keep one free of breast cancer, but recent research at the City of Hope cancer research and treatment center in Duarte, California, suggests that an acid found in pomegranates can block an enzyme that converts androgen to estrogen, a hormone that
plays a role in the development of breast cancer. Reuters reports that the researchers’ search for phytochemicals with the ability to suppress aromatase and ultimately block cancer growth revealed 10 natural compounds in the fruit may potentially
prevent estrogen-related breast cancer. Read more from Reuters.
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Women with breast cancer treated with chemotherapy and after that with Tamoxifen had about 20% improvement in disease-free survival compared to women treated with tamoxifen only. (www.isrameds.com cancer news)