The Prostate Cancer Charity has commented on a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association For Cancer Research, which shows that green tea extracts, may help control the progression of the cancer in diagnosed men.
The Prostate Cancer Charity's Chief Executive, John Neate, said: "There have been several studies into green tea and its potential benefits, but there is, as yet, no conclusive evidence. The results of this study do suggest that there is merit in further research into the effects of extracts of green tea, both in relation to its impact on the prevention of prostate cancer and in controlling progression in men already diagnosed with the disease, as was investigated in this instance.
"Men diagnosed with prostate cancer often look to make changes to their lifestyle and diet which may be beneficial. For instance, these initial positive findings could indicate that green tea could have a place in ‘active surveillance', where a slow-growing, low risk tumour is monitored for changes and men want to take something which could help keep progression at bay. Potentially, this could mean completely avoiding, in some cases, any of the more usual medical interventions and their associated side effects."
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in men in the UK. Every year in the UK 35,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. One man dies every hour of prostate cancer in the UK.
African Caribbean men are three times more likely to develop prostate cancer than white men.
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