Good and bad news in the latest health research reports.
I drink lots of green tea, which is good, and don’t smoke, which is even better:
Green tea fights lung cancer risk for smokers:
Among smokers and non-smokers, those who did not drink green tea had a 5.16-fold increased risk of lung cancer compared with those who drank at least one cup of green tea per day.
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Comments OffEating fruit, such as pomegranates, that contain anti-aromatase phytochemicals reduces the incidence of hormone-dependent breast cancer, according to results of a study published in the January issue of Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Pomegranate is enriched in a series of compounds known as ellagitannins that, as shown in this study, appear to be responsible for the anti-proliferative effect of the pomegranate.
“Phytochemicals suppress estrogen production that prevents the proliferation of breast cancer cells and the growth of estrogen-responsive tumors,” said principal investigator Shiuan Chen, Ph.D., director of the Division of Tumor Cell Biology and co-leader of the Breast Cancer Research Program at City of Hope in Duarte, Calif.
Previous research has shown that pomegranate juice — punica granatum L — is high in antioxidant activity, which is generally attributed to the fruit’s high polyphenol content.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Beckman Research Institute, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Cells, Breast Cancer Research, Breast Cancers, Cancer Growth, Cancer Prevention Research, Cancer Research Program, Carcinogenesis, City Of Hope, Ellagitannins, Estrogen Production, Gary Stoner, Metabolite, Phytochemicals, Pomegranate, Pomegranates, Previous Research, Research Fellow, Tumor Cell Biology Comments OffA new study has found that chlorophyll and its derivative chlorophyllin are effective in limiting the absorption of aflatoxin in humans. Chlorophyll and its derivative chlorophyllin are present in green vegetables and are available as supplements.
Aflatoxin is produced by a fungus that is a contaminant of grains including corn, peanuts and soybeans; it is known to cause liver cancer – and can work in concert with other health concerns, such as hepatitis.
Levels of aflatoxin are carefully regulated in the United States, but are often found in the food supplies of developing nations, especially those with poor storage facilities.
OSU scientist George Bailey, a distinguished professor of environmental and molecular toxicology, pioneered studies of aflatoxin in China, where he found that in one region, one out of every 10 adults died from liver cancer.
But what has the science world particularly intrigued with this follow-up study is the methodology used by the researchers – a new “Phase 0″ approach that safely tests low levels of carcinogens in human volunteers to measure the total aflatoxin exposure and to determine the effect of dietary chlorophlls on reducing this exposure.
Results of the study were just published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.
Bailey and several other researchers, including lead author Carole Jubert, were part of the recent study.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Aflatoxin, Cancer Prevention Research, Carcinogens, Chlorophyllin, Exposure Results, George Bailey, Green Vegetables, Hopkins Researchers, Human Volunteers, John Groopman, Journal Cancer, Jubert, Linus Pauling, Liver Cancer, Molecular Toxicology, Poor Storage, Preventive Agents, Safety Evaluation, Science World, Storage Facilities Comments OffA diet that incorporates a daily dose of pistachios may help reduce the risk of lung and other cancers, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference, held Dec.
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The natural compound xanthohumol blocks the effects of the male hormone testosterone, therefore aiding in the prevention of prostate cancer.
“We hope that one day we can demonstrate that xanthohumol prevents prostate cancer development, first in animal models and then in humans, but we are just at the beginning,” said Clarissa Gerhauser, Ph.D., group leader of cancer chemoprevention in the Division of Epigenomics and Cancer Risk Factors at the German Cancer Research Center, in Heidelberg, Germany.
Gerhauser presented these findings at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference, held in Houston, Dec.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Breast Cancer, Cancer Chemoprevention, Cancer Development, Cancer Prevention Research, Cancer Research Center, Cancer Risk Factors, Cell Nucleus, Dependent Effects, Epigenomics, Fruit Vegetables, German Cancer Research, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg Germany, Prevention Of Breast Cancer, Prevention Of Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer Cells, Prostate Specific Antigen, Receptor Structure, Research Frontiers Comments OffSupplementation with a selenium-based antioxidant compound decreased the risk of developing new polyps of the large bowel — called colorectal metachronous adenomas — in people who previously had colorectal polyps removed.
“Our study is the first intervention trial specifically designed to evaluate the efficacy of the selenium-based antioxidant compound on the risk of developing metachronous adenomas,” said Luigina Bonelli, M.D., head of the unit of secondary prevention and screening at the National Institute for Cancer Research, in Genoa, Italy.
Bonelli presented these findings at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference, held in Houston, Dec.
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