PURPOSE: A (4R,7S,E)-10-benzyl-5,7-dimethylundeca-1,5,10-trien-4-ol compound is provided to be used for treating various cancers by having excellent cancer cell cytotoxicity.CONSTITUTION: A (4R,7S,E)-10-benzyl-5,7-dimethylundeca-1,5,10-trien-4-ol compound is indicated in chemical formula 1. A composition for preventing or treating cancer comprises the compound in chemical formula 1. The (4R,7S,E)-10-benzyl-5,7-dimethylundeca-1,5,10-trien-4-ol compound is obtained by separation from poriferans, such as Smenospongia aurea, Smenospongia cerebriformis, Verongula rigida, or combinations thereof.COPYRIGHT KIPO 2012본 발명은 해면동물인, 스메노스폰지아 아우레아(Smenospongia aurea), 스메노스폰지아 세레브리포르미스(Smenospongiacerebriformis), 베론굴라 리지다(Verongularigida) 또는 이들의 혼합물로에서 분리한 (4R,7S,E)-10-벤질-5,7-디메틸운데카-1,5,10-트리엔-4-올[(4R,7S,E)-10-benzyl-5,7-dimethylundeca-1,5,10-trien-4-ol] 화합물 및 상기 화합물을 함유하는 암 예방 또는 치료용 조성물에 관한 것이다.