Brocolli Sprout has a groundbreaking use. A recent study finds that people who had high risk for head and neck cancer recurrence could be cured with Brocolli Sprout.
The study about the use of Brocolli Sprout for treating recurring mouth and throat cancer published in the University of Pittsburg was presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.
"People who are cured of head and neck cancer are still at very high risk for a second cancer in their mouth or throat, and, unfortunately, these second cancers are commonly fatal," lead author Julie Bauman, M.D., M.P.H., co-director of the UPMC Head and Neck Cancer Center of Excellence stated.
"So we're developing a safe, natural molecule found in cruciferous vegetables to protect the oral lining where these cancers form."
Brocolli Sprout was tested to mice that have predisposed oral cancers and after the testing period, the number of tumors gradually reduced.
Dr. Julie Bauman the lead author of the Brocolli Sprout study coordinated with Daniel E. Johnson, Ph.D., professor of medicine at Pitt and a senior scientist in the UPCI Head and Neck Cancer Program to further test the compound to a small group of healthy human volunteers.
10 healthy volunteers were given with fruit juice mixed with sulforaphane-rich broccoli sprout extract.
According to Futurity, Brocolli Sprout contains compound Sulforaphane that help lessen the dangerous effects of environmental carcinogens. Sulforaphane is not only present in Brocolli Sprout, but it is also found in cruciferous family including cabbage, broccoli, and garden cress.
Results of the study indicate that the healthy volunteers given with sulforaphane-rich broccoli sprout extract exhibited no negative effects. They also developed protective lining on their mouths.
The positive result has called for a larger test where the team of researchers will be recruiting 40 volunteers who have been curatively treated for head and neck cancer to investigate the effect of the broccoli sprout.
The team is planning to give the targeted volunteers with capsules containing broccoli seed powder in order to further test if it will positive changes on their oral lining and to know if they can tolerate the medicine.
Dr. Julie Bauman called the broccoli sprout study 'green chemoprevention,' as they used plant extracts or seed preparations to stop disease.
