Compositions involving a modified egg yolk extract for use as an effective anti-cancer agent are described. The modified egg yolk extract involves specific fractions of phosphatidylcholines and sphingomyelins modified and produced from a chemical synthesis applied to the extract that produce a beneficial effect on the inhibition of cancerous cell growth. Methods of administering these compositions are also described.
Kuhn; Hoffer, Chemische Berichte, 1932, vol. 65, p. 172,174