Could Prostate Cancer Be Treated with Aromatherapy in the Future?

Treating prostate cancer could one day be as noninvasive as inhaling certain scented compounds. The idea may not be as far-fetched as it sounds given that new research from investigators at Duke University School of Medicine shows that an olfactory receptor plays a critical role in the progression of prostate cancer. The researchers found that activating an olfactory receptor called OR51E2 in prostate cancer cells caused the tumor to morph into the more aggressive, castration-resistant form of t