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 * Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report that dietary capsaicin (an ingredient in chilli peppers) reduces the risk of developing cancer tumors. An experiment was done on mice with where they took capsaicin (TRPV1) and stimulated it into the mice too see what the results would be. Capsaicin is harmful to cancer cells and is activated by an epidermal growth factor receptor or EGFR. Just because Barrett's Law #3 states that Science requires common data it doesn't mean that this isn't true and there actually is proof that shows that this may be true. Mice with tumors were stimulated with capsaicin and the results were shocking. The mice ended up with less tumors and had had their life span increased by more than 30 percent. But if the mice were not stimulated with capsaicin the risk of tumor development was increased. It has been shown that this active ingredient in chilli works best in the intestine. The treatment is even mor effective when combined with celecoxib, a COX-2 non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug which is already proven to treat some forms of arthritis and pain. Capsaicin can really help people with cancer and increase their life span so I believe that there should be further research conducted on this.**

References:

University of California, San Diego Health Sciences. (2014, August 1). Chili peppers for a healthy gut: Spicy chemical may inhibit gut tumors. ScienceDaily. Retrieved August 3, 2014 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140801213339.htm

Wood, Samuel E., Ellen R. Green. Wood, and Denise Roberts. Boyd. //Mastering the World of Psychology//. Fourth ed. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2011. Print

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