Ginger and Pepper fight Cancer?

Cancers of the ovaries and pancreas are two of the most dangerous malignancies known to medicine, but they may both face formidable foes in an unlikely form: ginger root and pepper. According to research conducted at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, compounds found in both plant foods can help kill cancerous cells. Researchers have found in the laboratory setting that ginger appears to kill ovarian cancer cells to which it has been exposed, while the pepper compound capsaicin targets pancreatic cancer cells. Public health officials estimate that ovarian cancer is responsible for 16,000 deaths nationwide each year, while pancreatic cancer claims an additional 31,000 lives.