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Article: Pectin stops spread of prostate cancer, study finds.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

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DETROIT _ A substance in citrus and some other fruit skins may someday be used to help stop the spread of prostate cancer, a Michigan study released Wednesday suggests.

Pectin, the substance that helps preserves and jellies gel, stopped the spread of prostate cancer in rats who drank a modified form of it, according to the study.

The research, conducted at Wayne State University School of Medicine and the University of Michigan, is reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Animal experiments are viewed guardedly because they can't always be reproduced in humans.

But the study has attracted attention from federal cancer agencies ...

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