Cancer: The red drink that ‘kills’ cancer cells and reduces tumour growth by up to 61% - Express

A paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Nutrition and Cancer summarises the protective effects of pomegranate juice observed in a host of studies.

In these animal studies, pomegranate was shown to reduce existing cancer cell growth and prevent blood vessel growth associated with tumours.

During an investigation on lung cancer, mice treated with pomegranate fruit extract saw a tumour reduction of 61 percent in the pomegranate juice extract at 140 days, compared with those who didn’t.

“Tumours from these animals were examined for effects on cell proliferation and various signalling pathways,” explained the authors.

The inflammatory effects of PFE proved useful in colon cancer prevention too