Milk thistle extract, silibinin, reduces self-renewal of colorectal cancer stem cells

(University of Colorado Denver) A University of Colorado Cancer Center study presented today at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2014 shows that the chemical silibinin, purified from milk thistle extract, affects cell signaling associated with inflammation and thus also the formation and survival of colorectal cancer stem cells.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news