Study confirms safety, cancer-targeting ability of nutrient in broccoli, other vegetables

Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 11:01 in Health & Medicine

Sulforaphane, one of the primary phytochemicals in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables that helps them prevent cancer, has been shown for the first time to selectively target and kill cancer cells while leaving normal prostate cells healthy and unaffected.

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