I have been up all night trying to find the best of hundreds of articles on the therapeutic effects of green tea and it's main active compound, the polyphenol EGCG, on breast cancer cells. I particularly wanted to insure that the article was one from a reputable research source, so as not to have the oncologist pooh pooh the thing the way Mom's surgeon did when I mentioned green tea extracts to her. I found that dismissal very frustrating considering the fact that is has been demonstrated that the EGCG in green tea can inhibit angiogenesis, promote apoptosis, and down-regulate HER2 overexpression in HER2+ breast cancers.
I found a research abstract that seemed to fit the bill, and have provided the link to it here. I am determined to gain the interest of the oncologist by showing him the parts of the article that state EGCG also improves the effectiveness of Taxol when it is used to treat HER2+ malignancies. It seems that he uses Taxol in many of his patients with breast cancers. He has hinted at the use of Taxotere for Mom if her upcoming PET and tumor markers indicate disease progression. Mom is 81, but he is treating several women as old as 85 with careful does of Taxotere. She is currently receiving weekly infusions of Herceptin.
http://clincancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/...t/full/9/9/3486
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