Pomegranate Could Fight Cancer

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Juice from the pomegranate shows promise for fighting prostate cancer. Credit: USDA Agricultural Research Service
Juice from the pomegranate shows promise for fighting prostate cancer. Credit: USDA Agricultural Research Service

Researchers in California are reporting new evidence explaining pomegranate juice’s mysterious beneficial effects in fighting prostate cancer. In a study scheduled for the Sept. 19 issue of ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a bi-weekly publication, Navindra Seeram and colleagues have found that the tart, trendy beverage also uses a search-and-destroy strategy to target prostate cancer cells.


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