Flavanoids May Help Prevent Leukemia

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Plant flavanoid may help prevent leukemia

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Posted 2010/01/28 at 6:05 am EST LONDON, Jan. 28, 2010 (Reuters) — Eating foods

like celery and parsley which contain the naturally occurring flavanoid apigenin

may help prevent leukemia, Dutch scientists said Thursday.

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" Maikel Peppelenbosch of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands said

tests showed that apigenin -- a common component of fruit and vegetables -- was

able to halt the development of two kinds of cells in leukemia and cut their

survival chances. The findings suggest apigenin could hold promise for

preventing leukemia, Peppelenbosch said.

But he warned that his study had also found the compound has chemotherapy

resistance properties, suggesting it might interfere with standard treatments

for people already diagnosed with leukemia. "

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FYI,

Lottie Duthu