Cranberry/cancer connection
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
University of Western Ontario researchers note preliminary findings that cranberry has an effect on human breast cancer cell growth in animals. Mice that ingested cranberry products had a significantly lower number of breast cancer tumors, and their tumors were delayed, compared to the control group, suggesting cranberry could have cancer-fighting abilities in humans, Najla Guthrie, MD, et al., noted. Also, the cranberry-fed mice showed less spread of tumors to the lungs and lymph nodes. The study was funded by Ocean Spray Cranberries
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