According to the research beneficial bacteria breakdown certain fibres to produce sodium butyrate. This then acts in the body in two ways: a Firstly it can lower the levels of an enzyme COX-2 known to cause pre-cancerous inflammation. b Secondly in cancer a gene is silenced so that these rogue cancer cells do not self-destruct. read more
Radiation is considered beneficial for cancer cells because this targets the DNA of these cells. Once the DNA is damaged, this also damages the whole cell itself which would result in the stopping of the division of the bad or diseased cells. read more