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Volume 155, Number 17 (April 24, 1999)

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Tomato compound fights cancer

Lycopene, a substance found in tomatoes, appears to shrink prostate tumors.

References:

Kucuk, O., et al. 1999. Lycopene supplementation in men with localized prostate cancer (PCa) modulates grade and volume of prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) and tumor, level of serum PSA and biomarkers of cell growth, differentiation and apoptosis. Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. April. Philadelphia.

Further Readings:

Raloff, J. 1997. Looking for lycopene? Tomatoes are okay, but . . . Science News Online. July 19.

Sources:

Omer Kucuk
Wayne State University
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
110 East Warren Street
Detroit, MI 48201

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 17, April 24, 1999, p. 271. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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