Anti-cancer effects of broccoli ingredient explained
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 01:14
in Health & Medicine
Light has been cast on the interaction between broccoli consumption and reduced prostate cancer risk. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Molecular Cancer have found that sulforaphane, a chemical found in broccoli, interacts with cells lacking a gene called PTEN to reduce the chances of prostate cancer developing.