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From sweetener to cancer fighter? Fermented stevia shows promise in pancreatic cancer study

By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University

In an unexpected twist in the fight against cancer, humble kitchen bacteria and a plant best known for sweetening tea could one day help in treating one of humanity’s deadliest diseases, new research suggests.

A group of scientists in Japan has discovered that fermented stevia, a plant commonly used as a calorie-free sweetener, may hold intriguing anti-cancer properties. While these findings…

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