Numerous studies have shown that progestins promote the growth of human breast cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. A recent study in Hormones and Cancer showed that the proliferative effect of progestins on human breast cancers could be stopped by apigenin http://www.springerlink.com/content/c102u8m8807wh061/.
The researchers implanted tumors into mice and exposed them to medroxyprogesterone acetate (the most commonly used progestin in the US) as a control and then gave apigenin as treatment.
The data clearly indicated that apigenin, a plant anti-carcinogenic flavanoid, inhibits progression and development in these implanted breast cancers, by causing cell death, inhibiting cell proliferation and reducing the levels of a gene associated with cancer proliferation. Interestingly, the normal growth of the mouse breast cells was not inhibited by the apigenin, making it a particularly attractive chemotherapeutic agent for future study.
And where do we get this magic medicine? It is a plant flavanoid found in many plants, but is in very high concentrations in celery, parsley and thyme, but also in apples, chamomile tea, red grapes and tomatoes.
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