The Antitumor Mechanisms Of Green Tea Extract In Breast Cancer Prevention

[News]

An oral green tea extract, Polyphenon E, appears to inhibit vascular endothelial growth factor and hepatocyte growth factor, both of which promote tumor cell growth, migration and invasion. Researchers made this discovery during a secondary analysis of a phase Ib randomized, placebo-controlled study of Polyphenon E in a group of 40 women with hormone receptor-negative breast cancer...

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[evergreen]

I drink a cup of green tea, the Japanese Sencha variety, three times a day. Dr. Richard Beliveau, researcher and author of "Foods That Fight Cancer", recommends that variety as being very high in the EGCG component. He also recommends using loose tea, vs tea bags, and steeping the tea for 8 to 10 minutes, to allow full extraction of the EGCG.
Most Chinese grocery stories carry leaf Sencha teas. But try to get the one grown in Japan, not China.

['lizbeth]

Thanks Evergreen,

Japenese Sencha, loose leaf - will want to try that for those chilly days this winter.