The study also showed that when the pancreatic cancer cells were doubly assaulted (pre-treated with the antioxidant, resveratrol, and then irradiated) the combination induced a type of cell death called apoptosis, an important goal of cancer therapy.
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April 04, 2008
Resveratrol and Pancreatic Cancer
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on Fri 04 Apr 2008 10:31 AM CDT
In 2008, a study at P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center showed for the first time that a natural antioxidant found in grape skins and red wine can help destroy pancreatic cancer cells by reaching the cell's core energy source, or mitochondrion, and crippling its function. The study is published in the March 2008 edition of the journal, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology.
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