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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 (c) 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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Marcus Stout is the President of the Golden Moon Tea
Company. Golden Moon Tea carefully selects the finest
rare and orthodox teas, which are processed slowly
and handcrafted with extreme care. At their website,
you can learn more about their current tea offerings,
including their exceptional green tea
(http://www.goldenmoontea.com/greentea), white tea,
black tea (http://www.goldenmoontea.com/blacktea),
oolong tea (also known as wu-long and wu long tea)
and chai. Visit http://www.goldenmoontea.com for
all details concerning the Golden Moon Tea Company’s
fine line of teas.
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