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Tomato Extract Fights Stomach Cancer, Ripe for further study

This image illustrates the soft agar colony formation assay, which is a method used to confirm cellular anchorage-independent growth in vitro. The goal of this protocol is to illustrate a stringent method for the detection of the tumorigenic potential of transformed cells and the tumor suppressive effects of proteins on transformed cells. Credit: Image courtesy of Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

This image illustrates the soft agar colony formation assay, which is a method used to confirm cellular anchorage-independent growth in vitro. The goal of this protocol is to illustrate a stringent method for the detection of the tumorigenic potential of transformed cells and the tumor suppressive effects of proteins on transformed cells.
Credit: Image courtesy of Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

A new study shows that whole tomato extracts from two different Southern Italy cultivars inhibit gastric cancer cell growth and malignant features, paving the way for future studies aimed at implementing lifestyle habits not only for prevention, but potentially as a support to conventional therapies...

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