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Resveratrol uses a multi-step process to prevent and fight cancer

Published in Proteomics Weekly, January 3rd, 2005

Resveratrol uses a multi-step process to prevent and fight cancer.

According to recent research published in the journal Anticancer Research, "resveratrol, trans-3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene, was first isolated in 1940 as a constituent of the roots of white hellebore (Veratrum grandiflorum O. Loes), but has since been found in various plants, including grapes, berries and peanuts."

"Besides cardioprotective effects, resveratrol exhibits anticancer properties, as suggested by its ability to suppress proliferation of a wide variety of tumor cells, including lymphoid and myeloid cancers; multiple myeloma; cancers of the breast, prostate,...

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