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Article: PC-SPES analysis confirms presence of synthetic compounds. (Industry News).
- Article from:
- Nutraceuticals World
- Article date:
- May 1, 2002
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A two-year study presented at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has confirmed the presence of synthetic compounds including the estrogenic drug diethylstilbestrol (DES) in PC-SPES, the herbal supplement used by prostate cancer patients. Investigators uncovered the presence of DES, as well as the blood thinner warfarin and the anti-inflammatory drug indomethacin in samples of PC-SPES manufactured from 1996 through 2001. The researchers used HPLC analysis to ...