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Pancreatic Cancer
Further Research on Resveratrol Shows Promise for Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
April 22nd, 2008
Baywood International, Inc. (OTCBB:BAYW) ("Company") announced that resveratrol, the antioxidant found in grape skins and red wine, can cripple the function of pancreatic cancer cells while sensitizing them to chemotherapy, says new research. This study, published in March 2008 in Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, looked at the way the antioxidant may aid pancreatic cancer treatment and how it also contributes to the growing knowledge on the health benefits arising from ingredients of red wine. While disabling the function of the cancer cells by reaching and reacting with the mitochondria (the cell's energy source), researchers found that when they were...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-04-22)
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