10/12/11: Maitake D-Fraction Mushroom Extract and Breast Cancer

Mark J. Kaylor

Guest:  Mark J. Kaylor, VP Education and Research
Mushroom Wisdom
http://mushroomwisdom.com

Often thought of as nothing more than food, the mighty  mushroom has  actually been used for many years in traditional medicine in the  treatment of  several diseases. In fact, mushrooms have been a subject of modern  medical research since the 1960s, where most modern medical studies concern the  use of mushroom extracts, rather than whole mushrooms. Some mushroom extracts  have been found to modulate immune system responses and inhibit tumor growth.  But recent research has found that maitake mushrooms in particular can be used  in treating breast cancer in women.