Israeli Study - Turmeric Prevents Colon Cancer.

By IsraelNationalNews.com

A new Israeli study has found that the ingestion of the well-known spice turmeric lowers the risk of colon cancer, pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer.

A team of scientists led by Prof. Nadir Arber, the head of the Center for the Prevention of Cancer at the Medical Center of Tel Aviv, and Prof. Dov Lichtenberg, the head of the Sackler School of Medicine, found that curcumin, which gives turmeric its Hebrew name "curcum," strengthens the influence of the drug Celecoxib, which lessens the risk of the onset of the aforesaid types of cancer.

A supplement of turmeric in the diet of a cancer sufferer makes possible the lessening of the dosage of Celecoxib, thus lessening the side effects of the drug. The researchers have filed a patent for the new combination. The research was done in the framework of the Masters work of Shachar Lev-Ari, who is studying at the aforesaid distinguished institution.