Tea tree oil offer wait for of new capable act for skin cancer

Tea tree oil may give a fast, cheap and effectual action for some skin cancers, according to researchers.

The normal medication typically used on acne and insect bites was establish to shrink non-melanoma skin cancers in mice in now one day and wipe them out inside three days.Non-melanoma skin growth is sole of the nearly all general types of cancer in the UK, with around 100,000 new luggages make a diagnosis each year. Scientists believe a tea tree oil formulation could work well

Non-melanoma skin cancer is one of the most ordinary types of cancer in the UK, with around 100,000 new cases diagnose every year. Scientists think a tea tree oil formulation could be an effective treatment,Non-melanoma skin cancer is one of the most ordinary types of cancer in the UK, with around 100,000 new cases diagnosed every year. The best way to stop skin cancer is to avoid over-exposure to sunlight.

The teams from the University of Western Australia believe tea tree oil may work by activating the body's immune response. Study leader Dr Sara Greay, said: 'We are very excited about these results and are hoping to find funding for a small clinical trial of about 50 people with pre-cancerous lesions, with the aim of preventing the development of skin cancers.'

Unlike other clinically approved skin cancer chemotherapies, which have long treatment times of three to 16 weeks and can cause nausea and flu-like symptoms, the tea tree oil formulation only produces mild skin irritation which disappears within days of treatment finishing.

'We believe the formulation is crucial to prevent the evaporation and increase the penetration of tea tree oil through the skin,' Dr Greay said.Tea tree oil is a natural, renewable resource from Melaleuca alternifolia, a tree native to New South Wales in Australia. Results from the three-year study by Dr Greay and Dr Demelza Ireland are published online in the journal Cancer Chemotherapy Pharmacology.