Major Component in Turmeric Enhance Effect of Chemotherapy Drug in Head and Neck Cancer, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

ScienceDaily (Oct. 24, 2010) — Curcumin, the major component in the spice turmeric, when combined with the drug cisplatin enhances the chemotherapy’s suppression of head and neck cancer cell growth, researchers with UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center have found.