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U of I Scientists Examine Cancer Fighting in Tomatoes
URBANA, Ill. (AP) -- University of Illinois scientists have developed a new tool to help learn more about potential cancer-fighting substances in tomatoes.

They're the same group of scientists whose research suggested that lycopene pigment that makes tomatoes red can help reduce risks for prostate cancer.

They plan to use a scientific labeling process to track lycopene and similar substances in the body, and they've secured federal funding for the research.

The tool may help determine if the substances themselves are protective, or if there's something about how the body breaks them down that is beneficial.

Human nutrition professor John Erdman says the work should help advance the fight against cancer.

Researcher Nancy Engelmann says lycopene has gotten all the attention, but it may be that two little known colorless substances are also beneficial.

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