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A common ingredient in curry could help target and destroy chemotherapy-resistant cancer cells, scientists said today. This could improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy and also help prevent the disease from returning. Researchers at the University of Leicester have been using curcumin - an extract of root turmeric, commonly used to spice up curries - to target chemo-resistant cells.
有科學家研究發現，普通的食材「咖喱」能使得癌症患者體內的癌細胞減少，在癌症患者進行化療期間，咖喱的效果還能使得化療效果更顯著。據說，咖喱內富含「薑黃素」,這種物質具有很好的抗癌、消炎作用。
Colorectal cancer accounts for more than 600,000 deaths a year and is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the western world. Lead researcher Dr Karen Brown, said: 'Following treatment for cancer, small populations of cancer cells often remain which are responsible for disease returning.'These cells appear to have different properties to the bulk of cells within a tumour, making them resistant to chemotherapy.
據統計，世界上有60萬人每年死於直腸癌，這種疾病已經成為西方最具「殺傷力」的疾病。一般患者即使已經接受了化療，然而還有部分癌細胞因抗拒化療仍將滯留於體內，這部分癌細胞還有將病發的可能。
'Previous laboratory research has shown that curcumin, from turmeric, has not only improved the effectiveness of chemotherapy but has also reduced the number of chemo-resistant cells, which has implications in preventing the disease returning. 'We hope that our work will lead to a better understanding of the mechanisms through which curcumin targets resistant cells in tumours.
研究稱，「薑黃素」不僅能大大提高化療的效果，同時也能減少抗拒化療的癌細胞的數量。
Turmeric, part of the ginger family, is best known as an orange/yellow powder used as a spice for curries, but has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries.
薑黃：常用於調配咖喱，主要成分為薑黃素，成色一般為橘黃色和黃色。從古至今，人們把「薑黃」作為一種醫學食材來使用。
Vocabulary：
chemotherapy n. 化學療法
turmeric n. 薑黃；薑黃根粉末
（來源：國際在線）
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