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Tell me how capsaicin helps kill certain cancer cells?
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HOT HOT cell suicide: Capsaicin is active ingredient of red chilies found to have some anticancer properties in prostate , lung and other cancers although the evidence is not overwhelming.
Answered 8/25/2020
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