Natural compound could reduce breast cancer risk in some women

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-09/uom-ncc090915.php

Public Release: 9-Sep-2015
Natural compound could reduce breast cancer risk in some women
Luteolin may inhibit growth of human breast cancer cells in postmenopausal women taking hormone replacement therapy
University of Missouri-Columbia

COLUMBIA, Mo. - More than 100 women die from breast cancer every day in the United States. The odds increase in postmenopausal women who have taken a combined estrogen and progestin hormone replacement therapy; these women also have an increased risk of developing progestin-accelerated breast tumors. Now, University of Missouri researchers have found that luteolin, a natural compound found in herbs such as thyme and parsley as well as vegetables such as celery and broccoli, could reduce the cancer risk for women who have taken hormone replacement therapy.

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