Turmeric Curcumin and Colon Cancer04:33

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Published on April 12, 2017

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DESCRIPTION: What role may the spice turmeric play in both the prevention of precancerous polyps and the treatment of colorectal cancer?

The low cancer rates in India may also be related to phytate consumption Phytates for the Prevention of Cancer ( and plant-centered diets Back to Our Roots: Curry and Cancer (

More on turmeric and Cancer in Carcinogenic Blocking Effects of Turmeric ( and Turmeric Curcumin Reprogramming Cancer Cell Death (

Given the poor systemic absorption of turmeric compounds, what cancers other than that of the digestive tract may be directly affected? See my next video Topical Application of Turmeric Curcumin for Cancer (

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