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India has one of the lowest incidence of cancer (particularly of breast cancer). This is despite high rates of tobacco and arecanut consumption in India. Moreover Alzheimer's disease is considered very rare in India. This is called as the Indian Paradox similar to the popular term French Paradox. French have very low incidence of coronary heart disease despite consuming a diet very rich in saturated fats. This is mainly due to the high consumption of red wine by the french. A constituent of red wine, a poly phenol known as resveratrol is believed to cause such beneficial effect. Similarly turmeric is a part of cuisine in India almost on daily basis. A constituent circumin in the turmeric is believed to have this beneficial anti cancer property.

Turmeric is the major ingredient in the Indian curry type food. Indians consume curry almost on daily basis right from the age of 4 years. Circumin if one of the component of turmeric. Circumin content is around 3.4% by weight in best quality turmerics.

Researchers at the Cork Cancer Research Center in Ireland have successfully treated esophageal cancer cells with curcumin -- the molecule found in turmeric. The scientists have found that circumin started to kill cancer cells within 24 hours. They have found that the cancer cells on being treated with curcumin began to digest themselves. Turmeric can suppress tumors and those who eat lot of curry type food are less prone to tumors.

There are hundreds of studies and researches by various universities and laboratories that do seem to confirm the anti cancer properties of turmeric. So next time you come across an Indian restaurant be sure to book your table.

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# Medicine World reports that according to Bharat Aggarwal of the Department of Experimental Therapeutics at the University of Texas Anderson Cancer Center in Houston " studies suggest that people who eat diets rich in turmeric have lower rates of breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer and colon cancer" This study was funded by the US Department of Defense's Breast Cancer Research Program. http://medicineworld.org
# According to Anti Cancer Book "A new study shows that a combination of turmeric can limit the growth of stem cells for breast cancer -- the cells that conventional treatment have the hardest time eliminating." http://www.anticancerbook.com
# University Of Maryland Medical Center reports that "There has been a great deal of research on turmeric's anti-cancer potential. Evidence from test tube and animal studies suggests that curcumin may help prevent, control, or kill several types of cancers, including prostate cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer and colon cancer. Curcumin's effects may be due to its ability to stop the blood vessels that supply cancerous tumors from growing, and its preventive effects may come from its strength as an antioxidant, protecting cells from damage" http://www.umm.edu

# According to 'How Stuff Works "one of turmeric's most exciting benefits is its potential ability to prevent cancer and even slow down the spread of cancer that has already developed. People who regularly include the spice in their diet have much lower occurrences of cancer" http://health.howstuffworks.com
# As per About.com "Researchers continue to examine the effects how curcumin can regulate the activation of immune system to help fight against cancer. In fact, over the last several years, several research papers have been published on its medicinal properties, many of which have focused on cancer care. An in-vitro cancer research study reported at the 2007 meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research concluded that curcumin-based therapies may be attractive in patients with ovarian carcinoma. An in-vitro study is one in which test tubes are used to conduct studies. Specific cells are targeted, like cancer cells, and studied to see how a drug or nutrient affects the cells. Two additional in-vitro studies suggest drug resistance in ovarian cancer cells was reduced when chemo and curcumin were given together". http://ovariancancer.about.com

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• National Cancer Institute (US National Institute Of Health) define "Circumin as a yellow pigment of the spice turmeric that is being studied in cancer prevention"http://www.cancer.gov
• Medline Plus of US National Library Of Medicine mentions the uses of Turmeric (Curcuma longa Linn.)/ Circumin , based on scientific evidence. It mentions "Several early animal and laboratory studies report anti-cancer (colon, skin, breast) properties of Circumin. Many mechanisms have been considered, including antioxidant activity, anti-angiogenesis (prevention of new blood vessel growth), and direct effects on cancer cells"  Turmeric has also been found to treat stomach and duodenal ulcers"http://www.nlm.nih.gov
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has extensively reported on the beneficial uses of turmeric especially in preventing alzheimer's disease. "Turmeric a spicy ingredient of many curries may be an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease. The finding may help to explain why rates of Alzheimer's are much lower among the elderly in India than in their Western peers." http://news.bbc.co.uk
• Reuters the world leading news broadcasting organization reports that  " Researchers at the Cork Cancer Research Center in Ireland treated esophageal cancer cells with Circumin -- a chemical found in the spice turmeric, which gives curries a distinctive yellow color -- and found it started to kill cancer cells within 24 hours" Study showed curcumin caused the cancer cells to die "using an unexpected system of cell messages." http://reuters.com
• Drugs.com mission is the Internet's most trusted resource for drug and related health information. According to it "circumin and its analogs have been reported to inhibit cancer at multiple stages of development, including initiation, promotion, and metastasis. Curcumin is thought to act through a variety of mechanisms including the ability to induce apoptosis, inhibit angiogenesis, and modulate tumor suppressor genes. Studies have also indicated that curcumin has a radio sensitizing effect on cancer cell cultures" http://www.drugs.com

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Turmeric is a herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family that is native to India. It is a part of daily diet in a typical South Asian cuisine - mainly the popular curry. Turmeric is one of nature's most powerful healers and immuno defense booster.  There are several hundreds of research report by various organizations, universities, laboratories which repeatedly confirm the powerful healing effects of turmeric in major diseases like cancer and alzheimer's.

India has one of the lowest incidence of cancer (particularly of breast cancer). This is despite high rates of tobacco and arecanut consumption in India. Moreover Alzheimer's disease is considered very rare in India. This is called as the Indian paradox similar to the popular term French paradox. French have very low incidence of coronary heart disease despite consuming a diet very rich in saturated fats. This is mainly due to the high consumption of red wine by the french. A constituent of red wine, a poly phenol known as  resveratrol is believed to cause such beneficial effect. Similarly turmeric is a part of cuisine in India almost on daily basis. A constituent circumin in the turmeric is believed to have this beneficial anti cancer property.

http://turmeric-cancer.com/