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Title: L'ús de la cúrcuma en el tractament del càncer. Revisió bibliogràfica
Author: Zurera Manjon, Sílvia
Tutor: Codina Torrella, Idoia
Abstract: Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. In 2015 cancer caused 8.8 million deaths. This, 1 out of every 6 deaths was due to cancer. Despite having a genetic origin, exposure to certain risk factors such as smoking, alcohol or a poor diet may increase the probability from suffering a cancer. The consumption of certain foods such as turmeric (Curcuma longa), considered to be anti-cancer in some societies, has become popular in today's society, aiming to avoid the manifestation of the illness and leading a healthier diet. Also, turmeric is currently being incorporated in different cancer treatments to evaluate if it improves the effectiveness of the treatment and eliminates some negative side effects. In this work, a literature review of scientific studies has been carried out to evaluate the effect of turmeric in cancer treatment and, as well as if its usual consumption can prevent the appearance of this illness. Findings in these studies show that turmeric is potentially effective against different types of cancers (colorectal, breast, brain tumours, head and neck and bladder), and it does not generate negative side effects in these treatments. The main problem in turmeric treatment is its low solubility, so its application combined with other substances is currently being studied. Studies evaluated indicate that the consumption of turmeric in the usual diet may prevent the appearance of different diseases such as cancer and improve the general state of health, although there are no conclusive evidences that turmeric is the only determining factor in these diets.
Keywords: curcuma
cancer
prevention
treatment
Document type: info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Issue Date: 2-Feb-2019
Publication license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/  
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