Plant Compounds May Curb Pancreatic Cancer Growth
(New York, Reuters Health, 4/16/02)

Dr. Michelle Mouria and colleagues from the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and the University of California, Los Angeles, found that plant-based polyphenols, caused the cells of malignant tumors to self-destruct through a process known as apoptosis. In experiments, the phenols, quercetin (found in apples) and genistein (found in soy products), caused apoptosis and increased the survival time of mice. Trans-resveratrol (found in red wine) caused apoptosis in laboratory-grown cells.