The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 280 No 7493 p301
15 March 2008

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Broccoli sprouts and bladder cancer

Extract of broccoli sprouts (pictured) could help to protect against bladder cancer, a rodent study suggests (Cancer Research 2008;68:1593).

Researchers demonstrated significant, dose-dependent inhibition of bladder cancer development for rats fed broccoli sprout extract along with a bladder carcinogen, compared with those given the carcinogen only.