| Diet and medication may help prevent prostate cancer
Washington, Sept 24 (ANI): A new review study has revealed that recent studies of medications, diet and the molecular understanding of prostate cancer are creating potential prevention strategies for the disease, and heralding a new stage in the management of this cancer. Dr. Neil Fleshner and Dr. Alexandre Zlotta from the University of Toronto say that available medications, such as 5-alpha reductase inhibitors and selective estrogen receptor modifiers, hold promise in reducing malignancies. In addition, there is strong evidence that dietary fat affects disease development and promising data that other compounds, such as soy, selenium and green tea, offer additional possibilities for disease prevention. Drs. Fleshner and Zlotta point to studies that suggest prostate cells become malignant in men in their 20s and 30s and conclude , 'unless we intervene with men in their early 20's, prevention in the context of prostate cancer refers to a slowing of the growth of existing prostate cancer cells so that they never harm the host.' The authors reviewed the published literature to evaluate the progress towards developing an evidence-based prostate cancer prevention strategy.
Researchers dip into bag of tea's health benefits
Can imbibing tea affect brain waves -- or perhaps more astonishingly, thwart the development of lung cancer?
A growing number of scientists, including a team on Long Island, theorize that tea is far more complex than most people might think. As a result, they are exploring new ways to uncover the chemical secrets nature has tucked into the leaves of green and black teas.
"People have been drinking tea for 5,000 years, and many cultures have used teas for medicinal purposes for just about that long," said John Foxe, a professor of neuroscience and biology at the Nathan Kline Institute in Orangeburg, N.Y. Foxe, who studies the effects of tea on the brain, presented data at a tea conference Tuesday at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington.
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