More Evidence That Green Tea Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk

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More Evidence That Green Tea Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk

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Only skin cancer is more common in men than prostate cancer. Each

year, more than 200,000 men are diagnosed with this disease, and

it is the third leading cause of cancer death in men.

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More Evidence That Green Tea Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk

Copyright © 2007 Marcus Stout

Golden Moon Tea

http://www.GoldenMoonTea.com

Only skin cancer is more common in men than prostate cancer. Each

year, more than 200,000 men are diagnosed with this disease, and

it is the third leading cause of cancer death in men.

But, recently there has been more and more information to suggest

that drinking green tea may reduce a man's risk of getting

prostate cancer. Studies both in laboratory animals and humans

have shown that green tea is a powerful cancer preventer, of both

prostate and other forms of cancer.

One study is particularly interesting. This study, reported by

the UK Tea Council studied a group of 62 men who were already at

a high risk of developing prostate cancer. 32 of the men were

given green tea for one year; the other 30 were not.

The patients were between the ages of 45 and 75 years of age, and

all had been diagnosed with pre-malignant lesions that are the

pre-cursor to prostate cancer. More than one third of men with

such lesions will normally develop prostate cancer within one

year. The subjects were given no other treatment for the lesions

other than the green tea or placebo.

When the subjects were re-evaluated one year later, only one out

of the 32 men who were given green tea had developed prostate

cancer. In the control group, nine out of 30 had gone on to

develop the disease.

The study concluded that green tea's anti-oxidants have the

power to actually kill off prostate cancer cells, leaving the

healthy cells in tact. Green tea induces a state of apoptosis; a

systematic killing off of body cells. Apoptosis occurs regularly

in the body, helping to ensure that our healthiest cells are

those that survive, but it is rare to find a substance outside

the body that can induce such activity.

This is just more evidence to support what researchers have

believed for some time now –green tea prevents cancer. There have

been numerous other studies that have come to the same

conclusion, both for prostate cancer and for other forms of

cancer, too.

At least one other study has shown that green tea prevents

prostate cancer. Another set of research showed that green tea

appears to have the ability to act as a scavenger against a

substance called Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS). ROS are a form of

free radicals that contribute to the development of prostate

cancer, when they are produced in excess. The study showed that

the particular anti-oxidants in green tea were effective at

eradicating the ROS cells before they could turn into cancer

cells.

There have also been quite a few studies that suggest that green

tea can prevent other forms of cancer. For example, one study

showed that women who consumed green tea were significantly less

likely to develop ovarian cancer, and that the more tea they

drank, the lower their risk.

There are also several bodies of research that indicate that

green tea may prevent breast cancer. There have also been several

studies showing that breast cancer may even be helpful for women

who already have breast cancer. One study noted that one group of

breast cancer patients, those with high Her -2/neu readings, were

significantly affected by drinking green tea.

Her-2/neu is a growth factor that sometimes presents itself in a

tumor. An over expression of this growth factor is a concern for

breast cancer patients, because it indicates a higher risk for

the cancer spreading and an overall lower survival rate. Drinking

green tea appears to slow the growth and spread of the cancer in

mice with a high Her-2/neu reading.

Another study on breast cancer patients showed that chemotherapy

is more effective when it is administered along with green tea.

The green tea appears to increase the concentration level of the

cancer drugs in the cancerous cells, so that they have a greater

effect.

Green tea has even been shown to be effective in treating skin

cancer. Another study showed excellent results in skin cancer

prevention and treatment in mice with the use of green tea both

applied topically and given orally. The study found that green

tea applied topically seems to scavenge and destroy skin cells

that are likely to become cancerous before they can mutate. The

mice also showed a lower risk of skin cancer when given green tea

orally.

So, as you can see, there is a lot of evidence to suggest that

green tea is effective at preventing cancer. It is also likely

that green tea may be an effective treatment for some forms of

cancer, too.

It's clear that we need far more research on green tea before we

have a conclusive understanding of what green tea can do and how

it works. However, it does appear to be clear that there is much

promise in green tea for the future of cancer prevention and

treatment.

So, if you're at a high risk for developing prostate cancer, or

any other cancer, adding green tea to your diet is a wise choice.

Green tea has no side effects, and it may be able to

significantly lower your risk of several forms of cancer.

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