Can curry treat caner?

The BBC posted an article about research where curcumin, an extract from yellow curry spice, destroyed cancer cells in a lab. Cancer experts said the results could create or lead to new treatments. The article then links the results to the increase of oesophageal cancer.

The article titled "Curry spice 'kills cancer cells'" is very vague, giving little sources except for the doctor in the study and explaining the results in the simplest terms. It is always important to be skeptical about new science just like anything else. However, it is hard to give more credit when the news does not dig deep enough into the story. There were more questions raised from this article than answered. 

I found this article linked to a friend's facebook page. The Internet and especially facebook and twitter is the new way to exchange information. Like we talked about in class weeks ago, news updates and breaking news are not being spread through these social networks, which at first were just college and high school trends. 

An article like this need more information. It seems like there was no background research or previous knowledge. When posting new information such as new cancer treatment, there needs to be more explanation than just giving the facts.