Bees may be hoarding a natural
substance that halts the growth of prostate cancer cells and tumors, according
to a study published online in Cancer Prevention Research May 1, 2012.
The substance is a compound found in propolis, which is a resin-like material
obtained from poplar and cone-bearing trees that bees use to repair their
hives.
Beehive propolis has a long history
of medicinal use among humans. Ancient healers used it for abscesses, wounds
and tumors. Today, holistic practitioners use propolis for canker sores,
infectious diseases, cancer, ulcers, inflammation, sore throat and to boost the
immune system.
Prostate cancer is the second
leading cause of cancer death among men in Utah—second only to lung cancer.
According to the Utah Department of Health, more than 1,900 Utah men die of
prostate cancer each year.
Researchers from the University of
Chicago Medicine discovered that a compound isolated from bee propolis called
caffeic acid phenethyl ester, or CAPE, thwarts early stage prostate cancer at
the cellular level. In essence, CAPE starves the cancer cells to death by
interfering with their ability to detect sources of nutrition.
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