Green Tea and Cancer - FYI

February 10, 2010

All, I don't post often but wanted to contribute to the discussion on Green

Tea comments that I saw on the list in the past few days. I was listening

to The People's Pharmacy radio show on NPR with Terry and Joe Graedon (we

are fortunate that it's a local station located in Chapel Hill, here in NC)

Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD,was on the show on Friday. He is a

neuroscientist and clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of

Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He co-founded the Center for Integrative

Medicine there. He is also a founding member of Doctors Without Borders. His

newly revised book is Anti-Cancer: A New Way of Life.

What he discussed was - When someone is diagnosed with cancer, the doctor

recommends treatment: surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or a combination of

these methods. But when the treatment is over, what can a person do to

prevent a recurrence?

Dr. Servan-Schreiber faced this question himself when his brain cancer

recurred. He went to the medical literature to find the evidence on ways to

strengthen the immune system and prevent cancer. And he found a great deal

of science to back up the recommendations in his book, Anti-Cancer: A New

Way of Life. The book has become an international bestseller, published in

35 languages, and it has just come out in a revised edition. What did Dr.

Servan-Schreiber add to this wonderful resource, making it even better?

Dr. Schreiber indicated that green tea - three regular size cups (not mugs)

a day truly makes a difference - and is effective in turning off the growth

of blood vessels that typically grow when a tumor is present (to nourish it)

Here is the link if anyone wants to check out the particular radio show or

just the People's Pharmacy in general. Terry and Joe are well known around

the world for the practical and honest approach to medicine and for their

research into natural medicines and remedies.

Thanks all!

Most sincerely,

Barbara Heathcote

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