Breast Cancer (Prevention)

Rosemary May Have Anti-Cancer Properties

Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 3rd, 1996

Ordinary rosemary - a commonly used cooking herb - appears to help prevent breast cancer in laboratory rats, according to a study in Penn State's College of Health and Human Development, University Park, Pennsylvania.

Rosemary interfered with cancer's initiation phase, or the transformation of normal cells to cancerous ones. The study, directed by John Milner, Pennsylvania State University, was reported in the May 1996 issue of the Journal of Nutrition. The results have "profound dietary implications," according to Milner. "We have found [an herb] that offers protection against a classic model of breast cancer," he said.

Rosemary significantly...

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