Soy component may be key to fighting colon cancer

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 13:22 in Health & Medicine

Scientists have identified a new class of therapeutic agents found naturally in soy that can prevent and possibly treat colon cancer, the third most deadly form of cancer. Sphingadienes are natural lipid molecules found in soy that research shows may be the key to fighting colon cancer.

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