Study Summary

Researchers at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center in Louisville, Kentucky have found that berries affect the estrogen activity in lung cancer tumors.

Recent studies in animals have shown that berries, given as a dietary supplement, are highly effective against certain types of cancers. In a study involving mice with lung tumors, mice that had consumed a mixture of berries developed fewer tumors and had less tumor growth than mice that did not consume berries.

The purpose of this study is to determine how berries affect cancer tumors in women with non-small cell lung cancer.

The berries used in this study will consist of a mixture of strawberries, blackberries, black raspberries, and blueberries.

 

Strawberries (Fragaria vesca) under study as possible cancer fighters

 

2. Lyophilized Black Raspberries in Adults With Familial Adenomatous Polyps click for complete research summary!

Study Summary

The study will evaluate the effects of lyophilized black raspberries on polyp burden and biomarkers in subjects with FAP.

 

3. Topical Application of Black Raspberry Gel in Human Premalignant Oral Cancer. click for research abstract!

Study Summary

Black raspberry gel application seems to change oral gene expression profiles, reducing inflammation mechanisms that may be part of cancer onset.

 

4. Resveratrol for Patients With Colon Cancer. click for complete research summary!

Study Summary

Resveratrol may have cancer preventive activity, especially for colon cancer, though its mechanisms of action are not well defined.

Resveratrol is found in the skin of grapes and has antioxidant and apoptotic effects on cancer cells in vitro.

The main dietary sources of resveratrol are grapes, grape products, and red wine.

A prior report and compelling preliminary data indicate that resveratrol modulates a signaling pathway activated in over 85% of colon cancers.

 

How might resveratrol work in the body?

It could be by mechanisms like this article explains, click!

 

Studies will be performed to define actions of resveratrol in a clinical trial in which patients with colon cancer will receive treatment with resveratrol and correlative laboratory studies will examine its effects directly on colon cancer.

These studies will provide data on the mechanisms of resveratrol action and provide a foundation for future prevention trials, correlative studies and therapeutic clinical research with resveratrol.

 

As research on berries as anti-cancer agents unfolds with growing promise,

give yourself a fighting chance -- include berries in your diet now!