Powerful new anti-cancer drugs based on green tea could soon be developed after scientists found an extract from the beverage could make almost half of tumours vanish.
The University of Strathclyde team made 40 per cent of human skin cancer tumours disappear using the compound, in a laboratory study.
Green tea has long been suspected of having anti-cancer properties and the extract, called epigallocatechin gallate, has been investigated before.
However, this is the first time researchers have managed to make it effective at shrinking tumours.
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1 comment:
Been drinking this for 5 years now. Had stage 4 cancer , all gone.
Of course I had treatments , but no sign of cancer for many years now. Thank God!
By the way ,I drink about 6 -16 ounce bottles a day.
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