An Ingredient In Cabbage Helps With Ovarian Cancer

Author: Victoria Aly Time for reading: ~0 minutes Last Updated: February 12, 2026

An Ingredient In Cabbage Helps With Ovarian Cancer

Diindolimethane (DIM) has been shown to be beneficial in inhibiting tumor cell growth.

An ingredient in cabbage helps treat ovarian cancer, experts say.

Diindolimethane (DIM) is known to show benefits in inhibiting tumor cell growth. With this study, scientists have discovered that it also leads to their self-destruction - a process known as apoptosis.

Diindolimethane is formed in the body naturally during the digestion of cruciferous vegetables, such as cabbage.

The ingredient also contributes to a 50% improvement in the action of the drug cisplatin, which is used in chemotherapy.

Diindolimethane increases the effect of the drug without being toxic to normal ovarian cells by directing STAT3 signaling and increasing apoptosis, explains lead researcher Prof. Sanjay Srivastava of the Technical University of Texas.

Ovarian cancer affects about 7,000 women a year. It is called the "silent killer" because the symptoms are often diagnosed too late. Therefore, experts call on women to conduct regular preventive examinations.

The prognosis for stage 1 ovarian cancer is 95% five-year survival, compared with only 30% for stage three or four.

The study was published in BMC .

An Ingredient In Cabbage Helps With Ovarian Cancer

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