Beehives and Prostate Cancer

[Slow Modem]

A study has shown that a compound called caffeic acid phenethyl ester or CAPE is made from propolis and has stopped the spread of prostate cancer cells in mice.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2...ancer-in-mice/

Maybe another future source of cash for beekeepers?

[sqkcrk]

Mice won't pay for it.

[Honeypeach]

But that explains why we need mouse guards.

[Rader Sidetrack]

Caffeic acid phenethyl ester may also be useful in suppressing harmful reactions to radiation treatment for cases of lung cancer in humans - no mention of mice here.

This study suggests that CAPE decreases the cascade of inflammatory responses induced by thoracic irradiation without causing toxicity in normal lung tissue. This provides a rationale for combining CAPE and thoracic radiotherapy for lung cancer treatment in further clinical studies.

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/5/158/

But regardless of its benefits, CAPE can be obtained in a variety of ways, including directly from plants.

Caffeic acid can be found in the freshwater fern Salvinia molesta^[3] or in the mushroom Phellinus linteus.^[4]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeic_acid

It seems unlikely that extracting CAPE from propolis will be more economical than getting it from the ferns or mushrooms mentioned in the link.

[Gregory and Susan Fariss]

At one time, a professor at Wake Forest University was conducting a study on the effects of using propolis in cancer treatment. I have not heard the outcome of the study but initially it looked promising.
Susan

[dphillipm]

At one time, a professor at Wake Forest University was conducting a study on the effects of using propolis in cancer treatment. I have not heard the outcome of the study but initially it looked promising.
Susan

These mice are living off of the backs of tax payers.