Green tea may reduce risk of some cancers
People who drink five cups of green tea each day may be less likely to develop some types of blood cancer, Japanese scientists have suggested.
Researchers at Tohoku University School of Medicine in Sendai carried out a study involving 40,000 Japanese people over a period of nearly ten years. They found that a high intake of green tea was associated with a lower risk of blood and lymph system cancers.
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Reference
- Naganuma, T., Kuriyama, S., Kakizaki, M., Sone, T., Nakaya, N., Ohmori-Matsuda, K., Hozawa, A., Nishino, Y., & Tsuji, I. (2009). Green Tea Consumption and Hematologic Malignancies in Japan: The Ohsaki Study American Journal of Epidemiology, 170 (6), 730-738 DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp187
Keywords: green tea, antioxidants, blood cancers, lymph system cancers
15. 10. 2009 Cancer Research UK
