Integrative Cancer Therapies (Sep 2017)

B-Cell Disorders and Curcumin

  • Terry Golombick PhD, Dipl, Nutr,
  • Terrence H. Diamond MB BCh, MRCP, FRACP,
  • Arumugam Manoharan MD, FRACP, FRCPA,
  • Rajeev Ramakrishna BMed, FRACP, FRCPA

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735415622013
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16

Abstract

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Clinical studies with patients with early hematological malignancies (ie, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, smoldering multiple myeloma, or stage 0/1 chronic lymphocytic leukemia) suggest that early intervention with curcumin, derived from the spice turmeric, may lead to prolonged survival and delay in progressive disease in some of these patients.