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03/17/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

TCM medicines confirmed to accelerate cell death of breast cancer tumors

A team of researchers from the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine has uncovered promising breast cancer treatment in two unlikely substances. One is tetrandrine, a natural plant-based alkaloid with health benefits ranging from pain alleviation to tumor growth inhibition, while the other is arsenic trioxide, a traditional Chinese remedy with a history of cancer therapy. […]

03/16/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Traditional Chinese Medicine: tetrandrine and arsenic trioxide work synergistically to inhibit proliferation of triple negative breast cancer cells

A research paper published in the Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine has shown the efficacy of tetrandrine plus arsenic trioxide in suppressing triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cell proliferation. Cells from the HCC1937 cell line were cultured, harvested, then prepared into single-cell suspensions divided into numerous experimental groups. The cells that were treated with tetrandrine, arsenic […]

05/15/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Researchers discover that strawberries can inhibit breast cancer in mice

Not only are strawberries a delicious fruit, they could also be a cancer-fighting food in the future. Thanks to the efforts of Latin American and European researchers, the potency of strawberries against breast cancer among mice has been established. In the new study first published in the journal Scientific Reports, the team of researchers has […]

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