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Deadly liver cancer killing 30,000 Americans a year could be treated with exotic fruit

Deadly liver cancer killing 30,000 Americans a year could be treated with exotic fruit
health9/16/2025

Researchers have developed a new laboratory method to create beneficial compounds originally identified in a tropical fruit.

Chemists have created a synthetic way to produce potent compounds from guavas, which could lead to new treatments for liver cancer. Naturally-occurring molecules in the fruit, native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South Ameri... [5449 chars]