Can avocado be a cure for leukemia?

We already knew that the avocado It was good for our health, but now this superfood comes to surprise us with another utility. This fruit that contains 6 vitamins (E, A, C, D, K and B), omega 3, magnesium, folic acid and potassium could be the cure for leukemia.

  

The teacher Paul Spagnuolo of the University of Waterloo (Canada) discovered that an avocado lipid could combat Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) , from destroying the stem cells of this disease.

The compound called avocatin B , which was extracted from the fruit, selectively attacks the stem cells that cause the myeloid leukemia tumor to reappear within a few years of being treated, while preserving healthy cells, making it a treatment not very aggressive

"It's an exciting time; avocatin B not only eliminates the origin of the AML, but having a selective effect makes it less toxic ", Spagnuolo mentions in a release of the University.

This is just a sample of what the nutraceutical found by Spagnuolo could do against cancer, however there is still time for it to be used in patients. Although the good news is that the first clinical trials are beginning to develop.

Until now, it is a devastating disease, which is fatal after 5 years of being diagnosed in 90% of people over 65 years. But, according to Spagnuolo, with the creation of a medicine  derived from avocado, this statistic would change, since it would increase the hope and quality of life of people suffering from this type of Cancer.