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Could Nature’s Pharmacy Hold the Key to Cancer Recovery?

May 19, 2025 By Richard C. Young

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UPDATE 5.19.25: Recently on X.com, Sayer Ji posted that government should look to natural anticancer treatments, writing “If our government is truly looking for a cure for cancer, maybe these 14,000+ peer-reviewed studies and these 1100+ proven natural chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic lead compounds would be a good place to start”

If our government is truly looking for a cure for cancer, maybe these 14,000+ peer-reviewed studies and these 1100+ proven natural chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic lead compounds would be a good place to start:
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— Sayer Ji (@sayerjigmi) January 22, 2025


Originally posted December 16, 2024.

Could plants hold the key to fighting cancer? The GreenMedInfo Research Group, along with GreenMedInfo founder Sayer Ji, suggests that this is the case. They write:

Imagine a future where the key to defeating cancer’s most resilient cells lies not in a high-tech lab, but in the plants around us. A groundbreaking review published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, along with supporting research from GreenMedInfo.com’s founder Sayer Ji, suggests this future may be closer than we think. As conventional treatments struggle to overcome treatment resistance, could nature’s pharmacy hold the answer?

The Achilles’ Heel of Cancer Treatment: Stem Cells

To understand why current cancer therapies often fall short, we must first grasp a fundamental concept: cancer stem cells (CSCs). Sayer Ji, founder of GreenMedInfo.com, explains: “CSCs represent a pluripotent heterogeneous population within tumor bulk, with self-renewal and differentiation abilities, contributing to the failure of conventional therapies and, therefore, to disease relapse and metastasis” (Ji, 2012).

In simpler terms, CSCs are the troublemakers of the tumor world. They can:

  1. Self-renew, creating more of themselves
  2. Differentiate into various types of cancer cells
  3. Resist traditional treatments
  4. Lie dormant, only to reactivate and cause relapse

This resilience makes CSCs a critical target in cancer treatment. But how do we combat such a formidable foe?

The Shortcomings of Conventional Approaches

Conventional cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation often appear effective initially, shrinking tumors and reducing cancer cell populations. However, this success may be misleading. Ji notes, “The reality is that the chemotherapy, even though it has reduced the tumor volume, by increasing the ratio of CSCs to benign daughter cells, has actually made the cancer more malignant” (Ji, 2012).

Even more alarming, a study published in the journal Cancer found that radiation treatment could make certain breast cancer cells up to 30 times more likely to form tumors (Ji, 2012). This phenomenon helps explain why many patients experience recurrence after seemingly successful initial treatments.

Nature’s Pharmacy: A New Hope

While conventional treatments struggle, researchers are uncovering promising alternatives in the natural world. The Journal of Clinical Medicine review highlights several plant compounds with the potential to target CSCs effectively:

  1. Curcumin (from turmeric): This golden spice does more than flavor curry. Studies show it can reduce CSC populations and impair their self-renewal capabilities.
  2. Resveratrol (found in grapes and berries): Famous for its presence in red wine, resveratrol shows promise in targeting breast cancer stem cells. Ji reports it can “impair mammosphere formation and xenograft tumor growth by inducing autophagy… and reducing the Wnt pathway” (Ji, 2023).
  3. Sulforaphane (from broccoli sprouts): This compound has demonstrated the ability to target and eliminate CSCs in various cancer types.
  4. Quercetin (abundant in onions): Research suggests quercetin can inhibit CSC self-renewal and reduce their viability.
  5. Genistein (found in soy and coffee): This isoflavone has shown promise in targeting CSCs and enhancing the effects of conventional treatments.

Mechanisms of Action: How Natural Compounds Target CSCs

These natural compounds work through multiple mechanisms to combat CSCs:

  1. Inhibition of self-renewal pathways: Many target signaling pathways crucial for CSC maintenance, such as Wnt, Notch, and Hedgehog.
  2. Induction of apoptosis: Some natural products trigger programmed cell death specifically in CSCs.
  3. Reduction of stemness markers: Compounds like curcumin and resveratrol have been shown to decrease the expression of proteins associated with stem-like properties.
  4. Sensitization to conventional therapies: Perhaps most promising, many natural compounds can make CSCs more vulnerable to standard cancer treatments.

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