Cancer :: Green Tea with Tumor Preventive Qualities

Drinking green tea may do more than just thwart a head cold, according to research presented today at the American Association for Cancer Research Second Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research. Green tea already is believed to help lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease, fight bacteria and dental cavities, and possibly aid weight loss. New studies are now suggesting the various potential anti-cancer benefits of the age-old beverage.

“Laboratory studies have suggested that green tea consumption may produce many health benefits, including the prevention of cancer, but the beneficial effects in humans are not clearly known,” said CS Yang, Ph.D., of Rutgers University, N.J.

“Research is now showing how this novel chemo preventive agent might work at the molecular level and in the human population,” he added.


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