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Cancer

Recent studies have found curcumin can improve the anticancer effects of chemo in cancer patients, which could mean patients may dial back their chemo dose or render the chemo dose more effective. 

“Curcumin has also been studied for reducing the side effects of these treatments,” said Anurag Pande, PhD, lead scientist at Sabinsa, a curcumin ingredient supplier, “such as radiation- induced dermatitis in breast cancer patients.” Radiation dermatitis—a skin burn or rash associated with radiation treatment for cancer—has no great treatment, but one study found 6 grams a day of curcumin led to less than one-third of participants complaining of skin peeling, compared to nearly nine in ten of those who took the placebo.