Curcumin and endometrial carcinoma: an old spice as a novel agent

Abstract

Diala El Khoury, Rana Matar, Tina Touma Department of Sciences, Notre Dame University-Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon Abstract: One of the clinically major gynecological cancers is endometrial carcinoma that develops from the lining of the uterus. During the past years, different approaches have been developed to treat endometrial carcinoma, among which natural herbal medicine has recently faired as an effective method. The yellow Indian spice known as curcumin has been extolled for its healing powers and has recently been adopted for investigation by the scientific community as a potent anti-cancerous agent. This review focuses on the effect of curcumin on endometrial cancer (EC) and its role in specific pathways involved in carcinogenesis. Keywords: herbal medicine, cancer, anti-cancerous, carcinogenesis

Keywords

• herbal medicine
• cancer
• anti-cancerous
• carcinogenesis.