Inflammation In Colon May Get Doused Before Fueling Cancer Development

Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 11:28 in Health & Medicine

Repeated inflammation that leads to colon cancer may have met its match. A tiny molecule, quercetin, found in most plant-based foods douses the flames before damaging lesions can form in the colon, according to scientists. And the nice thing is that quercetin is readily available in common plant-based foods. So it's not an unachievable goal.

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