# Other Cancer Types

Boswellia's strongest pages are glioblastoma, breast, colorectal, pancreatic, prostate, NSCLC, and ovarian cancer. Beyond those, several additional areas show promising but earlier-stage relevance.

### Additional evidence areas

* **Hepatocellular and gastric cancer** — G2/M arrest and Akt-related suppression have been reported
* **Haematologic malignancies** — preliminary apoptosis and NF-κB-related effects
* **Melanoma and fibrosarcoma** — pro-apoptotic and antiproliferative findings in preclinical work

### Practical interpretation

These are not the lead clinical pages for Boswellia, but they expand the biological range of the compound and may become more important as the literature grows.

### References

Acetyl-11-keto-beta-boswellic acid inhibits cell proliferation in hepatocellular carcinoma and gastric cancer cells\
<https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0041008X24001042>

The anti-proliferative effects of a frankincense extract in a window of opportunity Phase Ia clinical trial for patients with breast cancer\
<https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10959833/>

### Jump to another Boswellia page

**Core pages**

* [Boswellia in Oncology Overview](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/boswellia-in-oncology-overview.md)
* [Evidence Summary](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/evidence-summary.md)
* [Anticancer Mechanisms](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/anticancer-mechanisms.md)
* [Boswellia Evidence by Cancer Type](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/boswellia-evidence-by-cancer-type.md)

**Mechanism deep dives**

* [Redox Dual Action](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/redox-dual-action.md)
* [NRF2 Impact](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/nrf2-impact.md)
* [Ferroptosis Findings](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/ferroptosis-findings.md)
* [Immune Effects](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/immune-effects.md)

**Practical pages**

* [Pharmacokinetics & Metabolism](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/pharmacokinetics-and-metabolism.md)
* [Safety & Interactions](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/safety-and-interactions.md)
* [Synergistic Combinations](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/synergistic-combinations.md)
* [Hydroxychloroquine + Boswellia](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/hydroxychloroquine-+-boswellia.md)
* [Dosing & Timing](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/dosing-and-timing.md)
* [Sourcing Quality Boswellia](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/sourcing-quality-boswellia.md)

**Cancer-type pages**

* [Glioblastoma & Brain Tumours](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/boswellia-evidence-by-cancer-type/glioblastoma-and-brain-tumours.md)
* [Breast Cancer](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/boswellia-evidence-by-cancer-type/breast-cancer.md)
* [Colorectal Cancer](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/boswellia-evidence-by-cancer-type/colorectal-cancer.md)
* [Pancreatic Cancer](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/boswellia-evidence-by-cancer-type/pancreatic-cancer.md)
* [Prostate Cancer](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/boswellia-evidence-by-cancer-type/prostate-cancer.md)
* [Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/boswellia-evidence-by-cancer-type/non-small-cell-lung-cancer.md)
* [Ovarian Cancer](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/boswellia-evidence-by-cancer-type/ovarian-cancer.md)
* [Other Cancer Types](/myhealingcommunity-docs/natural-medicines/boswellia-in-oncology/boswellia-evidence-by-cancer-type/other-cancer-types.md)

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