Scientists Find a Surprising Cancer-Fighting Effect in Dark Sweet Cherries
Researchers found that natural compounds in dark sweet cherries could reduce tumor growth, metastasis, and treatment resistance in triple-negative breast cancer. Natural pigments that give dark sweet cherries their deep red color may also affect how an aggressive form of breast cancer grows and spreads. In a mouse study from Texas A&M University, researchers found that these compounds were associated with slower tumor growth, less metastasis, and changes in gene activity tied to treatment resistance. The researchers focused on anthocyanins, plant pigments responsible for the color of fruits such as dark sweet cherries, and their effects on triple-negative breast cancer, which has relatively few treatment options and a high risk of spreading to other parts of the body. Researchers from the Texas A&M University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, and College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) found that anthocyanin treatme...
