Green tea may prevent prostate cancer [View All]

Drinking green tea regularly may help prevent prostate cancer, according to a new study in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.

The study, led by Jim Cardelli of Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, showed that prostate cancer patients who took four capsules of green tea extract had reduced levels of three proteins that promote tumor growth.

In the study, the researchers tested green tea extract capsules made by made by Polyphenol Pharma in 26 prostate cancer patients aged between 41 and 68. The capsules were given to patients one month before surgery.

Results showed that taking four capsules of epigallocatechin gallate or EGCG, the amount found in about 12 cups of green tea, reduced the amount of hepatocyte growth factor or HGF by 18.9 percent. Vascular endothelial growth factor or VEGF was reduced by 9.9 percent and prostate specific antigen PSA by 10.4 percent.




Green tea may prevent prostate cancer