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Title: Hot pepper kills prostate cancer cells in study Post by: kristine on March 16, 2006, 07:42:32 PM Hot pepper kills prostate cancer cells in study Capsaicin, which makes peppers hot, can cause prostate cancer cells to kill themselves, U.S. and Japanese researchers said on Wednesday. Capsaicin led 80 percent of human prostate cancer cells growing in mice to commit suicide in a process known as apoptosis, the researchers said. Full Article... (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060316/hl_nm/cancer_prostate_dc_1) |