The growth of new blood vessels tends to occur quite early for most cancers; even small tumors found via mammogram frequently have a high microvessel count (MVC).
Only 44 percent of breast cancer patients with a high microvessel count, low nm23 and low E-cadherin levels are alive and disease free 14 years after surgery.
Researchers found that while supplementing a high - fat diet with curcumin did not affect total caloric intake, it did reduce weight gain, adiposity, and microvessel density in adipose tissue.