Study finds botanical effective for chemo-resistant colon cancer

(City of Hope) The natural botanical Andrographis paniculata, when given in conjunction with chemotherapy, may eventually change the way doctors treat chemotherapy-resistant colorectal cancer. Published in the journal Carcinogenesis, the study's goal was to use a natural substance that, given as an adjunct treatment along with chemotherapy, would not only be nontoxic but would succeed in killing chemo-resistant cancer cells.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news