Curcumin May Prevent HPV-Related Cancers

Maylin Rodriguez-Paez RN

HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States. It infects at least fourteen million annually and most are unware of their infection status.1

For the most part, HPV does not cause any harm to the infected individual. However, in a minority of cases, HPV can lead to the development of mouth, throat, tonsil, and cervical cancers.

Interestingly, a new study shows curcumin may offer help in combating the HPV virus and preventing HPV-induced cancers. The results were published in the online journal, Ecancermedicalscience.

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