Saffron shows promise in preventing liver cancer, study suggests

Monday, August 22, 2011 - 10:30 in Health & Medicine

New research suggests that saffron provides a significant chemopreventive effect against liver cancer in animal models. When saffron was administered to rats with diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induced liver cancer an inhibition of cell proliferation and stimulation of apoptosis was observed.

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