Scientists were inspired to investigate capsaicin because studies suggest countries where diets traditionally consist of spicy foods have lower incidence of lung cancer, the study co-author told Newsweek.
Scientists believe the chemical which gives chili its spicy kick could one day be developed into a drug to treat lung cancer. The study focused on the effects of the compound capsaicin on the lung disease adenocarcinoma, which accounts for around 40 percent of all cases of lung cancer.
The authors of the new study wanted to build on existing evidence showing capsaicin appears to stop the spread of melanoma, prostate, and a cancer of the connective tissue of the bile ducts. Scientists have investigated whether the chemical which makes chilies hot could one day be used to treat lung cancer. Getty Images
The researchers were inspired to study capsaicin because observational studies in the past have shown that countries such as Thailand and India, where diets traditionally consist of spicy foods, have lower incidence of lung cancer. The findings were presented at the American Society for Investigative Pathology annual meeting during the 2019 Experimental Biology meeting. The research therefore hasn’t been published in a peer-reviewed journal.
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