They fed some mice capsaicin - the hot stuff in chili peppers. The others just got water. The capsaicin-fed mice had lower grade prostate cancer and fewer metastases. (All of the mice were genetically altered to eventually get PC.)
Capsaicin reduces the metastatic burden in the transgenic adenocarcinoma of the mouse prostate model.If anyone seeing this who is on AS and lives near Toronto, Sunnybrook is trying it in humans.
CAPSAICIN Trial: Assessing Capsaicin as a Chemopreventive Agent for Prostate CancerOr you can just up your use of hot sauce. If you want to wear mouse ears and a sombrero, that might help too - post pics!
- Allen