Researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles were able to detect tea polyphenols in prostate tissue after a very limited consumption of tea. More importantly, the scientists found that prostate cancer cells grew more slowly when placed in a medium...
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Promise for Prostate Cancer: Mineral found to have protective effect
According to Dutch researchers at the Universiteit Maastricht, the antioxidant mineral selenium appears to have a protective effect against prostate cancer. Selenium is a trace mineral that pays important roles in detoxification and antioxidant defence mechanisms in...
Nutrients Protect Prostate: Lycopene and vitamin E found to inhibit tumours
A study by Dutch and German researchers has provided evidence that lycopene may be able to inhibit the growth of prostate tumours and that its effect may be enhanced if it is combined with vitamin E. A number of studies already show that high intake of lycopene β a...
Antioxidant fights prostate cancer
In the last decade, antioxidants have moved to the front line in the fight against cancer. Research shows they have preventative effects on cancer cell growth as well as many other benefits, from anti-aging to heart health. Previous research indicates that quercetin,...
Milk thistle has anticancer benefits
Silibinin, found in milk thistle extract, is a naturally occurring flavonoid shown to have promising anticancer activity. At the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, researchers found that silibinin was beneficial for bladder cancer. Targeting a...
Cut Cancer Risk: Vitamin E protects against prostate cancer
Two forms of vitamin E β alpha- and gamma-tocopherol β appear to lower the risk of prostate cancer by as much as 53% and 39%, respectively, based on the findings of a team of scientists. The researchers drew their subjects from the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene...
Prostate Cancer and Your Plate: Dietary factors can raise or lower risks
A new multi-country study strengthens the link between animal products as risk factors for prostate cancer, and vegetable products, especially onions, as risk reduction factors. The study investigated links between national diets and prostate cancer mortality rates to...
Licorice Stops Cancer Growth: Herb said to offer βnew hopeβ for future therapies
A molecule extracted from licorice root has the ability to stop some cancers dead in their tracks, according to a collaborative research study conducted at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Mohamed Rafi, assistant professor in the department of food...
Whey More Benefits! Research shows whey may prevent prostate cancer
New research suggests that whey, a byproduct from cheese production, may play a role in helping prevent prostate cancer. When Ohio State University food scientists treated human prostate cells in the lab with whey protein, cellular levels of the antioxidant...
Soy Solution? Extract reduces cancer marker in men with slow prostate cancer
A dietary supplement containing genistein, a soy extract, reduced prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels by as much as 61% in a group of prostate cancer patients undergoing βwatchful waitingβ for their disease, say cancer researchers at the UC Davis Cancer Center. PSA...