Natural Cancer Solutions: Aloe Vera May Help Reduce Tumor Progression
When there is a growth of abnormal tumor cells in specific parts of the body, cancer occurs. At this present times, conventional methods to treat this disease are available. However, these methods are expensive, complicated, have many negative side effects, and very painful on the part of the patients. Fortunately, this may not necessarily be the case anymore. There are inexpensive, safer, and more effective alternatives - it’s in the form of aloe vera.
It was noted by the researchers that aloe vera has been found to have immunomodulatory, anticancer, and antioxidant effects, which plays a role in the death of cancerous tumors. Researchers aimed to know all about the mechanisms behind the effects and the benefits of it in treating cancer.
For the study, which was published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, aloe vera was given to rats carrying breast cancer cells. It was found that aloe vera promoted oxidative stress. This would be a bad outcome under normal circumstances because oxidative stress causes cellular damage and is considered to be one of the risk factors of cancer. However, in a cancerous environment, oxidative stress can be beneficial as it breaks apart the antioxidant barriers that protect cancerous tumors and induces apoptosis or cellular death.
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