However, the research ended up going beyond cruciferous vegetables, which are already known as cancer-inhibiting. The research group initially focused on an ITC-rich form of mustard seed powder.
In persons with untreated bladder cancer, tumors tend to invade surrounding muscle tissue in over 70 percent of cases. However, when they received ITC, the spread of the tumor was cut by nearly 35 percent. Plus, the spread of cancer to nearby muscles was cut by an amazing 100 percent.
Another study on isothiocyanates conducted in a collaborative effort between Dr. Fung-Lung Chung of Georgetown University and bioinorganic chemist Dr. Anthony Di Pasqua of the University of North Carolina found similar results.