date:May 19, 2017
A new study shows that whole tomato extracts from two different Southern Italian cultivars inhibit gastric cancer cell growth and malignant features, paving the way for future studies aimed at implementing lifestyle habits not only for prevention, but potentially as a support to conventional therapies.
Their antitumoral effects seem unrelated to specific components, such as lycopene, but rather suggest that tomatoes should be considered in their entirety, says Daniela Barone, researcher at the