Chocolate may hold natural cancer-fighting properties

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Scientists have discovered a chemical in chocolate that has been found to keep cancer cells from dividing, raising hopes that it may someday be used to fight the deadly disease. When the chemical, pentamer, was applied to breast cancer cells, the cells stopped dividing. Even better, four of the cells' proteins were shut down, which is far superior to shutting down the proteins one at a time.

However, the study does not show that eating chocolate can fight cancer. It merely shows that one of the substances in chocolate may have cancer-fighting capabilities. However, more research is needed to understand how it works.

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