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10/22/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

Danggui, a herb used in Chinese medicine, holds potential for treating bladder cancer

In the U.S., there are over 74,000 new cases of bladder cancer every year, making the disease one of the most common types of cancer. With so many patients developing bladder cancer, it is unfortunate that treatment regimens for bladder cancer fail 95 percent of the time. To increase the survival of patients with bladder cancer, […]

07/17/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Asafoetida, a plant used in traditional folk medicines, found to show antitumor effects on breast cancer

Plants and herbs that have long been used in folk medicine may very well hold the key to treating modern-day diseases. In a study published in the Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, researchers found that asafoetida, a plant used in traditional food and medicine, could potentially have anti-tumor and anti-metastasis effect against breast cancer. The study, led by […]

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