Parsley, Carrots Contain Chemical That Blocks Breast Cancer.

Breast cancer development can be accelerated by horomones found in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) treatments.  In a rat model of breast cancer, researchers have found that apigenin, a chemical found in parsley, carrots and other vegetables, can prevent the acclerated growth caused by the HRT hormone (medroxyprogesterone acetate or MPA).  MPA has been shown to increase the development of tumor blood vessels (a process called angiogenesis) and tumor growth, a process blocked by apigenin.