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Capsaicin kills prostate cancer cellsPosted Mar 17th 2006 11:29AM by Keith McDuffeeFiled under: VegetablesGather 'round, men, for the spicy food cook-off. You don't
want to miss this one; it could save your life. Capsaicin, the chemical in hot peppers (particularly
cayenne and habenero) that makes them hot, literally stops prostate
cancer cells in their tracks. Really. They actually commit suicide (apoptosis), leading to an eighty percent
reduction in the size of the tumors compared with the mice spared from the hot stuff. This is great news,
but not really a surprise that the cancer cells commit suicide when exposed to the capsaicin. After all, haven't there
been times you've wanted to kill yourself when eating those nuclear-hot buffalo wings or that seven-alarm chili? Makes
perfect sense to me.
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