john Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 Increasing evidence shows green tea offers health benefits. Recent studies have reported that polyphenols, compounds found in green tea, may offer protection against certain cancers and may aid in the destruction of cancer cells. A report in the September issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource says Mayo Clinic researchers have found another component in green tea that helps kill B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The component, called epigallocatechin-3-gallate, kills leukemia cells by interrupting some of the communication signals needed to survive. The study’s findings are a step toward more effective or easily tolerated therapies to prevent disease progression. However, it is too early to recommend green tea to prevent or treat leukemia. For more on complementary and alternative medicine, visit nccam.nih.gov. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 thanks John, I'll start my mom on the tea as soon as possible. Anything is worth a try. Besides, what could it hurt?! Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilgna Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 This is probably crazy, but,I have been taking green tea caps and some 17 other antioxidants for well over 18 mths now and whether that has cntributed to my STABLE disease or not, whos to say but, I am convinced it helped for sure...... Never hurts I guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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