Green Tea Prostate Cancer

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Green tea prostate cancer. In a united states trial men at risk of prostate cancer were given green tea extract or a placebo for 1 year. In a double blind placebo controlled study 60 men took 200 mg of green tea catechin or a placebo three times daily for 1 year 62. Asian countries where men drink large amounts of green tea have some of the lowest prostate cancer. Despite the lack of overwhelming evidence adding green tea to your diet could have prostate health benefits.

I have prostate cancer aggressive and just completed radiation at mayo clinic rochester. A chemical found in green tea appears to slow the progression of prostate cancer bbc news has reported. Mixed results recently in a randomized clinical trial henning et al had 113 men with prostate cancer drink either six cups of brewed green tea black tea or water control a day before surgery for. Additional trials have investigated whether green tea catechins or green tea extracts alter prostate cancer risk.

According to its website previous studies have shown that drinking green tea has health benefits including some positive findings related to prostate cancer. There were more side effects in the group receiving the green tea extract than in the group receiving the placebo. However there was no control group and the study. Implications prostate cancer is typically a slow growing cancer henning says.

What if you already have prostate cancer. The tea is full of antioxidants that protect against several cancers including prostate cancer. A proprietary green tea extract supplement was given to 26 men with confirmed prostate cancer for an average of about a month before they had their prostates removed and there was a significant reduction in a number of cancer biomarkers such as psa levels suggesting a shrinkage of the tumor. That makes it an ideal cancer to try diet interventions to slow it even more.

Green tea prostate cancer. A proprietary green tea extract supplement was given to 26 men with confirmed prostate cancer for an average of about a month before they had their prostates removed and there was a significant reduction in a number of cancer biomarkers such as psa levels suggesting a shrinkage of the tumor. I hear some vague positive comments that green tea can have for those with prostate cancer and very positive comments for those not yet diagnosed with prostate cancer.