Can Turmeric Help With Cancer Prevention and Treatment?

A number of studies involving animals who are exposed to carcinogenic substances have indicated that treatment with turmeric is able to prevent several types of cancers (lung, colon, stomach, liver, skin, breast, oesophagus, lymphatic, leukemia). A study published in 2001 involved 25 subjects who were predisposed to cancer or to a recurrence of the disease: after three months of treatment (taking up to 8,000 mg of turmeric per day), precancerous lesions in seven patients showed signs of regression.