Oleocanthol from Extra Virgin Olive Oil kills cancer cells in 30 minutes to an hour

[Bill USA]

.. this news was actually out about a year ago. So, for some people this may be 'old' news. But for those who missed it, like me,

here's the article about research done at Hunter College and Rutgers:

Ingredient in Olive Oil Looks Promising in the Fight Against Cancer
Oleocanthal kills cancer cells with their own enzymes
http://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/ingredient-olive-oil-looks-promising-fight-against-cancer/20150211#.Vq_kGHusgVA

A Rutgers nutritional scientist and two cancer biologists at New York City’s Hunter College have found that an ingredient in extra-virgin olive oil kills a variety of human cancer cells without harming healthy cells.
The ingredient is oleocanthal, a compound that ruptures a part of the cancerous cell, releasing enzymes that cause cell death.

Paul Breslin, professor of nutritional sciences in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, and David Foster and Onica LeGendre of Hunter College, report that oleocanthal kills cancerous cells in the laboratory by rupturing vesicles that store the cell’s waste. LeGendre, the first author, Foster, the senior author, and Breslin have published their findings in Molecular and Cellular Oncology.

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Scientists knew that oleocanthal killed some cancer cells, but no one really understood how this occurred. Breslin believed that oleocanthal might be targeting a key protein in cancer cells that triggers a programmed cell death, known as apoptosis, and worked with Foster and Legendre to test his hypothesis after meeting David Foster at a seminar he gave at Rutgers.

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After applying oleocanthal to the cancer cells, Foster and LeGendre discovered that the cancer cells were dying very quickly – within 30 minutes to an hour. Since programmed cell death takes between 16 and 24 hours, the scientists realized that something else had to be causing the cancer cells to break down and die.[/font]
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[yeoman6987]

1. I love the possibility

But people in Italy get cancer and they use this in every food. But I am hopeful.

[Flying Squirrel]

2. Maybe

When you cook the olive oil it changes things.

[Mbrow]

3. Humus is the answer!

with lots of pita bread and garlic.. MMMM!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

4. What if it's not?

Come on,....SOMEONE had to do it....

[lexington filly]

5. Thank you for this!

Am really interested in anything about progress in treating, curing or understanding cancer. My 39 yr old daughter was diagnosed with cancer this past summer and it's in remission right now but we all know what that usually means. Years ago, my 11 yr old niece died of liver cancer as did my grandfather before her, and uncle. My mother had breast cancer. Sooooooo---I was thrilled to hear Pres Obama talk about the cancer "Moon Shot" and then to learn the VP Biden will be heading it up as he, like me, has a very personal stake in this terroristic disease and its aftermath.

[trotsky]

6. Lots of things kill cancer cells in the lab.

Treating cancer as a disease (actually a wide range of diseases) has proven to be far more difficult. This article is almost a year old - has any follow-up research been done?

[HuckleB]

7. Exactly.

https://xkcd.com/1217/

[NickB79]

8. Is this compound digested in the stomach and intestines?

Because if it is, eating olive oil thinking it will cure cancer will do fuck-all to stop that raging tumor.

However, if the compound can be isolated and used as part of a chemotherapy regiment, it actually may have some practical use.