Green tea catechins & prostate cancer
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A study of having men with pre-cancerous condition called high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia take green tea catechins:
The investigator performed a trial involving men with high-grade PIN, who were given an inactive placebo preparation or one containing 600 milligrams of GTCs daily, “equivalent to 12-15 cups of green tea infusion, that is about two times the average intake in Asian countries.”
Bettuzzi reported that, after a year, only 1 man among 32 in the GTC group developed prostate cancer, a rate of only 3 percent. In contrast, 9 out of 30 men treated with placebo developed prostate cancer, for the expected rate of 30 percent.
Green Tea May Curb Prostate Cancer in Men at Risk