Green Tea's Influence on Chemotherapy

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Green Tea's Influence on Chemotherapy

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For the last several years, there has been an abundance of

research on the effects of green tea and its possible ability to

prevent cancer. There has been a lot of focus on Asian culture,

where the incidence of cancer is significantly lower that that of

the Western world.

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Green Tea's Influence on Chemotherapy

Copyright © 2006 Jon M. Stout

Golden Moon Tea

http://www.GoldenMoonTea.com

For the last several years, there has been an abundance of

research on the effects of green tea and its possible ability to

prevent cancer. There has been a lot of focus on Asian culture,

where the incidence of cancer is significantly lower that that of

the Western world.

For centuries, the Chinese have used green tea for health. It is

used not only to protect health and slow down the aging process,

but also to treat illness. It appears that there is some very

good science behind what Asians have been relying on for years.

Tea comes from the Camellia sinensis plant. There are many

different types of tea, but they all come from the same plant.

The differences occur from the differences in how the tea is

processed. Green tea is not fermented during processing, but

black tea does go through a fermentation process.

Tea leaves naturally contain catechins, which belong to the

flavan-3-ol class of flavonoids, which are anti-oxidants. EGCG

is one of the catechins contained in tea, and is one of the most

powerful anti-oxidants around.

Fermenting the tea leaves, converts the catechins to other

compounds. These new compounds are not as healthy as the

unaltered catechins in a tea leaf in its original state. For this

reason, green tea has more healthy anti-oxidants and therefore

more health benefits than black tea.

Each day, as we convert food to energy, we create free radicals

in our body. These free radicals can damage our cells and our DNA

if we don't combat them. It is believed that unchecked free

radicals contribute to the development of cancer. They also speed

up the aging process and contribute to clogged arteries and other

maladies that plague us as we get older.

Anti-oxidants are powerful free radical combatants, and are

linked with preventing cancer, as well as with decreasing your

risk of stroke and heart disease and with lowering your

cholesterol. For this reason, drinking green tea is a simple and

effective way to slow down the aging process and prevent

disease.

But, recently there has been even more powerful news about the

possible effects of green tea on cancer. Many studies have been

conducted on mice that were already diagnosed with the disease.

In some cases, the studies have shown that green tea can help

kill cancer cells or slow down the progression of the disease.

One particular study of interest was conducted by the School of

Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Shizuoka in Japan.

In this study, mice that were infected with carcinoma tumors were

fed green tea along with a chemotherapy drug called doxorubicin.

The doxorubicin had more than doubled the effectiveness in the

mice that were also fed green tea than in the mice who received

their doxorubicin treatments alone.

The tumors showed a higher concentration of the drug itself in

the tumor tissue when the mice ingested green tea. As an

interesting side note; normal tissue did not show a higher

concentration of the drug as a result of the green tea – only the

cancerous tissue. This may be good news, too. Since chemotherapy

is known to have many side effects and to sometimes damage normal

tissue as it's killing cancer cells, this is important. Because

the concentration of the drug is not higher in normal cells, the

drug's side effects might not increase with the use of green tea

as an adjunct to therapy.

These same results were found in patients who had ovarian

sarcoma, too. This news is important because ovarian sarcoma is

usually very resistant to doxorubicin. So, it appears that when

used with green tea, doxorubicin may become an effective

treatment for ovarian sarcoma.

In another study, adriamycin, another popular cancer drug was

also found to be more effective at treating ovarian sarcoma when

it was paired with green tea. Rats in this study that were not

fed green tea were found to be unresponsive to the drug, but when

the drug was administered along with green tea, the rats became

very responsive to the treatment.

There's a second component of these studies that may have a

positive effect on cancer patients. During chemotherapy, patients

are often advised not to drink coffee or tea, due to its

caffeine. This can be difficult for patients who are used to

these beverages, as it disrupts their daily routine. Allowing

patients to consume green tea during treatment could provide a

positive emotional boost to patients.

In addition to helping to keep a patient's daily routine normal

by allowing tea as a morning beverage, patients may feel a sense

of control of their own destiny when they understand that

drinking green tea can help improve the effectiveness of their

cancer treatment. This ability to have a hand in their treatment

can be a very powerful tool for cancer patients, since this

insidious disease often makes people feel out of control of their

own life.

Of course, as with many other early results, more research is

needed. However, the news is very promising in the fight against

cancer. We are likely only beginning to understand the many ways

in which green tea can help preserve our health and prevent and

fight disease. There is little doubt that we will find more uses

for this healthy beverage and its components.

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