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February 2008

Therapeutic uses of an anti-cancer composition derived from Rice Bran

Abstract

A nutritional fiber derived from stabilized rice bran is described, as well as the use thereof for the prevention and treatment of several GI disorders, bowel disorders, as a laxative, in weight loss diets, as a therapeutic diet for reducing cholesterol and blood glucose levels, for dissolving and preventing kidney and gallstone formation, for cancer prevention and for cancer treatment.

[0008] The invention provides a method of reducing the likelihood of cancer in a subject, comprising administering one of the rice bran compositions of the invention to a subject. For example, in one embodiment, the invention provides a method of reducing the likelihood of cancer in a subject comprising administering a rice bran fiber composition to a subject, wherein the composition comprises soluble rice bran fiber, insoluble rice bran fiber, and fructo-oligosaccharides; and wherein the composition is substantially lactose-free and substantially gluten-free; and wherein 35-60% of the composition consists of soluble and insoluble rice bran fiber by weight. In one embodiment of the method, the subject has a higher risk of cancer than an average or normal subject. In a related embodiment, the cancer is selected from the group consisting of cancer of the breast, prostate, lung, colon, rectum, bladder, pancreas, liver, kidney, skin, mouth, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In one embodiment of the method, the cancer is colon cancer.

[0009] The present invention also provides a method for treating metastatic colon cancer, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a rice bran fiber composition to a subject, wherein the composition comprises for example, a soluble rice bran fiber, an insoluble rice bran fiber, and fructo-oligosaccharides; and wherein the composition is substantially lactose-free and substantially gluten-free; and wherein 35-60% of the composition consists of soluble and insoluble rice bran fiber by weight, where the metastatic colon cancer is treated...

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