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This document summarizes a review article on the anticancer potential of curcumin. The review finds that curcumin, derived from turmeric, has been shown in both preclinical and clinical studies to suppress tumor initiation, promotion and metastasis through multiple mechanisms. These include inhibiting proliferation of tumor cells, down-regulating transcription factors and expression of genes related to cancer, and inhibiting various kinases involved in cancer cell signaling pathways. The studies suggest cur
- Author
- Santiago Ocampo Gutierrez
- Language
- EN