Red Wine May Protect Against Breast Cancer

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This COULD go in LBN (57 minutes old)...


Red wine may do more than reduce the risk of heart disease. The grape skin and seeds appear to hold a natural cancer-fighting chemical, California researchers report.

Scientists at City of Hope Cancer Center in Los Angeles isolated a phytochemical, called procyanidin B dimer, that when given to mice with breast cancer (news - web sites) reduced the size of their tumors.


While there are already drugs on the market that can control estrogen-dependent breast cancer development in post-menopausal women, this is the first naturally occurring phytochemical that appears to have the same effect, says study author Shiuan Chen.


"It was surprising that we were able to identify this chemical in a natural source," says Chen, director of surgical research at City of Hope. "Further, there was a pretty significant reduction of tumor size in all the mice, and a number of animals ended up with no tumors."

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=97&u=/hsn/20031204/hl_hsn/redwinemayprotectagainstbreastcancer&printer=1

[curlyred]

1. I love it when my bad habits turn out to be good

:)

[supernova]

2. Ooh, goody

another reason for my near nightly glass or two of red wine! ;-) :9

[trof]

3. Should I make her drink it?

Or just rub it on?
oooooooooooooooooo
;-)

[supernova]

4. Well, if Mrs Trof

will let ya.... :think: :evilgrin:

[Whitacre D_WI]

5. Huzzah!

Far too long have I been subject to the scorn of the tee-totaling rabble for my love of wine (made from real grapes!) of all colors, but most notably crimson. But now I have an appropriate counter-salvo for their tsk-tsking: it will protect my precious dugs!

This truly is a grand day, Uncle Gabby!