Protection Against Digestive Cancer

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Protection Against Digestive Cancer

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There are numerous types of cancer that affect different areas of

our digestive systems. Two of the most life threatening are

cancers of the biliary tract and gall bladder tumors. Tumors and

cancers in this part of the digestive system are rare, with only

about 7500 diagnosed each year, but are more often fatal than

many other forms of digestive system cancer.

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Protection Against Digestive Cancer

Copyright © 2006 Marcus Stout

Golden Moon Tea

http://www.GoldenMoonTea.com

There are numerous types of cancer that affect different areas of

our digestive systems. Two of the most life threatening are

cancers of the biliary tract and gall bladder tumors. Tumors and

cancers in this part of the digestive system are rare, with only

about 7500 diagnosed each year, but are more often fatal than

many other forms of digestive system cancer.

Gall bladder cancer occurs more frequently in women than men, and

your likelihood of contracting it increases as you age. Hispanics

are more likely to get gall bladder cancer than any other

population. It is not usually diagnosed until it is far advanced,

which is why the prognosis is usually poor.

We don't fully understand the cause of gall bladder cancer, but

we do know that people who suffer from gall stones are more

likely to develop it later on. This appears to be because the

gall stones cause chronic inflammation in the gall bladder, which

can lead to the development of abnormal cells.

Other biliary tract cancers are diagnosed in about 2000-3000

Americans each year. Like gall bladder cancer, it is often not

diagnosed until it has reached late stages and often

metastasized. Again, the cause is not fully known, but, as with

other digestive system cancers, it occurs more frequently in the

obese. It also occurs more frequently in Hispanics, American

Indians, Eastern Europeans and Japanese.

In recent years, there has been a fair amount of research on the

cancer preventative effects of drinking green tea. It appears

that green tea has the power to prevent many forms of cancer,

including those of the digestive system, like gall bladder cancer

and biliary tract cancer.

A study conducted in China attempted to establish a link between

consumption of green tea and the prevention of these cancers. The

study looked at a large segment of the population. It included

627 patients with various forms of biliary tract cancer

(including gall bladder cancer), 1037 cases with biliary stones,

and 959 randomly selected control participants.

This study concluded that the women who were regular tea drinkers

had (meaning that they drank at least one cup of green tea a day

for at least six months) a significantly lower risk of biliary

tract cancer and gallbladder cancer – even if they had gall

bladder disease – than those who did not drink green tea.*

For men, the study found a slightly lower risk of cancer among

the green tea drinkers; however it was not enough to be

considered significant. In addition, it was found that a higher

than average number of the male participants in the study were

smokers, so this may have skewed the results, since smoking

increases a person's overall risk of cancer.

Why Green Tea?

Many of us may be surprised to find that green tea is so healthy.

The reason is that it's loaded with anti-oxidants in their

natural state. Black tea also contains anti-oxidants, but during

the fermentation process that black tea undergoes, these

anti-oxidants change, and become less healthy than in their

original state.

The anti-oxidants in tea are called catechins, part of the

flavan-3-ol class of flavonoids. EGCG is one of the catechins

contained in tea, and is one of the most potent anti-oxidants

around. Because green tea hasn't been fermented, the EGCG is in

its most natural and potent state.

Anti-oxidants are so important because they combat the free

radicals in our bodies. Free radicals are damaging oxygen

molecules that occur as a result of our body's process of

converting food to energy. If they are left unchecked, they cause

cell and DNA damage, which eventually leads to aging and disease.

So, to protect our health, it's important to get anti-oxidants

in our diet every day. Fruits and vegetables are good sources, as

is coffee, black tea and dark chocolate. But, green tea is one of

the very best sources. A diet rich in anti-oxidants can help

prevent cancer, heart attack and stroke, as well as general

premature aging.

The research regarding cancer is significant. In addition to the

study mentioned above regarding digestive cancers, there have

been numerous other studies suggesting that green tea can protect

against many forms of cancer. In fact, Japan's medical community

now considers green tea to be a known cancer preventative.

This news is, of course, quite exciting, but it goes even

further. There have also been studies that suggest that green tea

may be helpful in treating cancer, too. Several studies have

shown that when green tea was used as an adjunct therapy along

with traditional chemotherapy, the chemotherapy was more

successful. Cancerous cells showed a higher concentration of the

cancer drugs when green tea was administered along with the

medication.

Some studies have even suggested that green tea may be beneficial

in preventing the spread of cancer. It appears that the growth of

cancer cells slows significantly or even stops when patients of

certain cancers are given green tea in significant quantities.

Of course, green tea is not a magic bullet, and is not designed

to replace traditional cancer treatments. However, it certainly

appears that green tea is an important tool for protecting your

body against many types of cancer and other illnesses, and may

even be an effective adjunct treatment for those who already have

cancer.

So, add some green tea to your diet. It's delicious and you have

nothing to lose. There are no side effects and green tea is well

tolerated even by the caffeine sensitive. Drinking green tea may

be the simplest thing you can do to protect your health.

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Marcus Stout is the President of the Golden Moon Tea

Company. Golden Moon Tea carefully selects the finest

rare and orthodox teas, which are processed slowly

and handcrafted with extreme care. At their website,

you can learn more about their current tea offerings,

including their exceptional green tea

(http://www.goldenmoontea.com/greentea), white tea,

black tea (http://www.goldenmoontea.com/blacktea),

oolong tea (also known as wu-long and wu long tea)

and chai. Visit http://www.goldenmoontea.com for

all details concerning the Golden Moon Tea Company's

fine line of teas.