Limits the spread of cancer
Milk thistle can help with preventing the spread of certain cancers.
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), small studies, mostly on cells in labs, have shown that milk thistle can reduce the growth of cancer cells and tumors as well as perhaps improve the efficiency of chemotherapy. Benefits for numerous cancer kinds have been discovered by researchers, including:
- breast cancer [6]
- prostate cancer [7]
- ovarian cancer
- leukemia [8]
- skin cancer [9]
- colorectal cancer
Milk thistle may lessen the negative effects of cancer treatments like radiation, surgery, and chemotherapy, according to a number of studies.
For the treatment of cancer, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [10] has not approved milk thistle. More study is required to ascertain whether milk thistle can aid in the prevention of cancer.