Broccoli Compound May Fight Leukemia

Maylin Rodriguez-Paez RN

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a common form of cancer found in children. It’s caused when the bone marrow produces too many immature white blood cells, called lymphoblasts, which crowd out healthy cells. Symptoms include bone pain, nose bleeds, swollen lymph nodes, and fever.

The cure rate for children is high, with approximately 80% of cases cured. Nevertheless, additional treatments are needed for the remaining children who don’t respond to conventional treatments.

New hope may be found in sulforaphane, a compound in broccoli. Scientists at the Baylor College of Medicine found that it’s able to kill leukemia …read more