Tea Extracts Repair Radiotherapy Skin Damage

[Guest guest]

Tea extracts repair radiotherapy skin damage

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061207/hl_nm/skin_damage_dc

Findings from a new study confirm that tea extracts applied to the skin promote

the repair of damage from radiotherapy, and shed light on the mechanisms

involved in the injury. The beneficial effects of the extracts are mostly from

their ability to attenuate the body signals that trigger inflammation.

Skin toxicity is a common side effect of radiotherapy for solid tumors. Its

management can cause treatment gaps and thus can impair cancer treatment.

They examined the effects of green tea and black tea extracts and found that

they reduced the duration of radiation-induced skin damage by five to 10 days.

The tea extracts work at the cellular level to inhibit inflammatory pathways and

reduce inflammation, said the team from the University of California, Los

Angeles, and the University of Freiburg.

Radiotherapy interruption because of toxic effects to the skin may compromise

the outcome of cancer treatment, lead author Dr. Pajonk, from the

Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, told Reuters Health. " So, it is important to

have an effective treatment for this problem. "

According to Pajonk, " tea extracts have been used as a folk remedy for sunburns,

which led to their use as a treatment for radiation-induced skin toxicity. They

have proven quite successful in this regard, but there were no scientific data "

to clarify their effects.

In a study reported in the journal BMC Medicine, the researchers analyzed the

effects of green or black tea extracts given to 60 patients with skin damage

related to radiotherapy for head and neck cancers and cancer in the pelvic

region.

Treatment with the tea extracts enhanced skin repair, the report indicates. For

radiation damage in the head and neck region, the green and black tea extracts

were comparable in promoting repair, whereas in the pelvic region, green tea

extract was superior, Pajonk said.

The tea extracts inhibit a key proteasome, which " is at the center of the

inflammatory machinery, " explained Pajonk. This effect is associated with a

reduction in several cells that lead to inflammation.

The researchers also found that the anti-inflammatory effects of the tea

extracts did not stem solely from epigallocatechin-gallate, considered the most

active component found in green tea.

Pajonk said that there is now a need for additional studies to compare tea

extract therapy with standard treatments for radiation-induced skin toxicity.

Tea extracts are an efficient, broadly available treatment option for patients

suffering from acute radiation-induced skin toxicity.

SOURCE: BMC Medicine, December 1, 2006.

SOURCE: BioMed Central, news release, Nov. 30, 2006

OTHER ARTICLES: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/4/28/abstract

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1698929

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Hi nne: Great article and a great idea to try tea extracts topically on

radiation burns!!

I wonder how they compare to the aloe vera? I think UCLA must really be into

tea! Here's

another article on the use of green tea with tamoxifen also by UCLA researchers.

http://carcin.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/12/2424

This study seems to show that the combination of daily green tea with tamoxifen

is much

more effective than either agent alone, or what would be predicted if the two

effects were

added together. So I'm thinking that for anyone taking tamoxifen for BC it might

not be a

bad idea to start drinking a couple of cups of green tea every day!. (I'm trying

it.) Best

wishes, Anne V.

>

> Tea extracts repair radiotherapy skin damage

> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061207/hl_nm/skin_damage_dc

>

> Findings from a new study confirm that tea extracts applied to the skin

promote the

repair of damage from radiotherapy, and shed light on the mechanisms involved in

the

injury. The beneficial effects of the extracts are mostly from their ability to

attenuate the

body signals that trigger inflammation.

>

> Skin toxicity is a common side effect of radiotherapy for solid tumors. Its

management

can cause treatment gaps and thus can impair cancer treatment.

>

> They examined the effects of green tea and black tea extracts and found that

they

reduced the duration of radiation-induced skin damage by five to 10 days. The

tea

extracts work at the cellular level to inhibit inflammatory pathways and reduce

inflammation, said the team from the University of California, Los Angeles, and

the

University of Freiburg.

>

> Radiotherapy interruption because of toxic effects to the skin may compromise

the

outcome of cancer treatment, lead author Dr. Pajonk, from the Geffen

School

of Medicine at UCLA, told Reuters Health. " So, it is important to have an

effective treatment

for this problem. "

>

> According to Pajonk, " tea extracts have been used as a folk remedy for

sunburns, which

led to their use as a treatment for radiation-induced skin toxicity. They have

proven quite

successful in this regard, but there were no scientific data " to clarify their

effects.

>

> In a study reported in the journal BMC Medicine, the researchers analyzed the

effects of

green or black tea extracts given to 60 patients with skin damage related to

radiotherapy

for head and neck cancers and cancer in the pelvic region.

>

> Treatment with the tea extracts enhanced skin repair, the report indicates.

For radiation

damage in the head and neck region, the green and black tea extracts were

comparable in

promoting repair, whereas in the pelvic region, green tea extract was superior,

Pajonk

said.

>

> The tea extracts inhibit a key proteasome, which " is at the center of the

inflammatory

machinery, " explained Pajonk. This effect is associated with a reduction in

several cells

that lead to inflammation.

>

> The researchers also found that the anti-inflammatory effects of the tea

extracts did not

stem solely from epigallocatechin-gallate, considered the most active component

found in

green tea.

>

> Pajonk said that there is now a need for additional studies to compare tea

extract

therapy with standard treatments for radiation-induced skin toxicity.

>

> Tea extracts are an efficient, broadly available treatment option for patients

suffering

from acute radiation-induced skin toxicity.

>

> SOURCE: BMC Medicine, December 1, 2006.

>

> SOURCE: BioMed Central, news release, Nov. 30, 2006

> OTHER ARTICLES: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/4/28/abstract

> http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1698929

> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

> SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, April 22, 2007-The Sixth Annual Complementary Medicine

Conference at SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY from 8am to 5pm.

> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

> BCO News is brought to you by BREAST CANCER OPTIONS, a grassroots organization

focusing on Health Advocacy, Support and Education. The information is intended

for

educational purposes only, in order to help you make informed health choices and

may

not have been touched upon by your doctors. We are not doctors and we do not

recommend any particular treatments. We are sending this information to advise

you.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

It says to " applied to the skin " but I wonder where you buy something

like that? Is it in a lotion or straight extracts? Hmmm

char

>

> Tea extracts repair radiotherapy skin damage

> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061207/hl_nm/skin_damage_dc

>

> Findings from a new study confirm that tea extracts applied to the

skin promote the repair of damage from radiotherapy, and shed light

on the mechanisms involved in the injury. The beneficial effects of

the extracts are mostly from their ability to attenuate the body

signals that trigger inflammation.

>

> Skin toxicity is a common side effect of radiotherapy for solid

tumors. Its management can cause treatment gaps and thus can impair

cancer treatment.

>

> They examined the effects of green tea and black tea extracts and

found that they reduced the duration of radiation-induced skin damage

by five to 10 days. The tea extracts work at the cellular level to

inhibit inflammatory pathways and reduce inflammation, said the team

from the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of

Freiburg.

>

> Radiotherapy interruption because of toxic effects to the skin may

compromise the outcome of cancer treatment, lead author Dr.

Pajonk, from the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, told

Reuters Health. " So, it is important to have an effective treatment

for this problem. "

>

> According to Pajonk, " tea extracts have been used as a folk remedy

for sunburns, which led to their use as a treatment for radiation-

induced skin toxicity. They have proven quite successful in this

regard, but there were no scientific data " to clarify their effects.

>

> In a study reported in the journal BMC Medicine, the researchers

analyzed the effects of green or black tea extracts given to 60

patients with skin damage related to radiotherapy for head and neck

cancers and cancer in the pelvic region.

>

> Treatment with the tea extracts enhanced skin repair, the report

indicates. For radiation damage in the head and neck region, the

green and black tea extracts were comparable in promoting repair,

whereas in the pelvic region, green tea extract was superior, Pajonk

said.

>

> The tea extracts inhibit a key proteasome, which " is at the center

of the inflammatory machinery, " explained Pajonk. This effect is

associated with a reduction in several cells that lead to

inflammation.

>

> The researchers also found that the anti-inflammatory effects of

the tea extracts did not stem solely from epigallocatechin-gallate,

considered the most active component found in green tea.

>

> Pajonk said that there is now a need for additional studies to

compare tea extract therapy with standard treatments for radiation-

induced skin toxicity.

>

> Tea extracts are an efficient, broadly available treatment option

for patients suffering from acute radiation-induced skin toxicity.

>

> SOURCE: BMC Medicine, December 1, 2006.

>

> SOURCE: BioMed Central, news release, Nov. 30, 2006

> OTHER ARTICLES: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/4/28/abstract

> http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1698929

> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

> SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, April 22, 2007-The Sixth Annual

Complementary Medicine Conference at SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY

from 8am to 5pm.

> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

> BCO News is brought to you by BREAST CANCER OPTIONS, a grassroots

organization focusing on Health Advocacy, Support and Education. The

information is intended for educational purposes only, in order to

help you make informed health choices and may not have been touched

upon by your doctors. We are not doctors and we do not recommend any

particular treatments. We are sending this information to advise you.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the link Anne :-)

Hugs

nne

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Re: Tea Extracts Repair Radiotherapy Skin Damage

Hi nne: Great article and a great idea to try tea extracts topically on

radiation burns!!

I wonder how they compare to the aloe vera? I think UCLA must really be into

tea! Here's

another article on the use of green tea with tamoxifen also by UCLA

researchers.

http://carcin.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/12/2424

This study seems to show that the combination of daily green tea with

tamoxifen is much

more effective than either agent alone, or what would be predicted if the two

effects were

added together. So I'm thinking that for anyone taking tamoxifen for BC it

might not be a

bad idea to start drinking a couple of cups of green tea every day!. (I'm

trying it.) Best

wishes, Anne V.

>

> Tea extracts repair radiotherapy skin damage

> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061207/hl_nm/skin_damage_dc

>

> Findings from a new study confirm that tea extracts applied to the skin

promote the

repair of damage from radiotherapy, and shed light on the mechanisms involved

in the

injury. The beneficial effects of the extracts are mostly from their ability

to attenuate the

body signals that trigger inflammation.

>

> Skin toxicity is a common side effect of radiotherapy for solid tumors. Its

management

can cause treatment gaps and thus can impair cancer treatment.

>

> They examined the effects of green tea and black tea extracts and found that

they

reduced the duration of radiation-induced skin damage by five to 10 days. The

tea

extracts work at the cellular level to inhibit inflammatory pathways and

reduce

inflammation, said the team from the University of California, Los Angeles,

and the

University of Freiburg.

>

> Radiotherapy interruption because of toxic effects to the skin may

compromise the

outcome of cancer treatment, lead author Dr. Pajonk, from the

Geffen School

of Medicine at UCLA, told Reuters Health. " So, it is important to have an

effective treatment

for this problem. "

>

> According to Pajonk, " tea extracts have been used as a folk remedy for

sunburns, which

led to their use as a treatment for radiation-induced skin toxicity. They have

proven quite

successful in this regard, but there were no scientific data " to clarify their

effects.

>

> In a study reported in the journal BMC Medicine, the researchers analyzed

the effects of

green or black tea extracts given to 60 patients with skin damage related to

radiotherapy

for head and neck cancers and cancer in the pelvic region.

>

> Treatment with the tea extracts enhanced skin repair, the report indicates.

For radiation

damage in the head and neck region, the green and black tea extracts were

comparable in

promoting repair, whereas in the pelvic region, green tea extract was

superior, Pajonk

said.

>

> The tea extracts inhibit a key proteasome, which " is at the center of the

inflammatory

machinery, " explained Pajonk. This effect is associated with a reduction in

several cells

that lead to inflammation.

>

> The researchers also found that the anti-inflammatory effects of the tea

extracts did not

stem solely from epigallocatechin-gallate, considered the most active

component found in

green tea.

>

> Pajonk said that there is now a need for additional studies to compare tea

extract

therapy with standard treatments for radiation-induced skin toxicity.

>

> Tea extracts are an efficient, broadly available treatment option for

patients suffering

from acute radiation-induced skin toxicity.

>

> SOURCE: BMC Medicine, December 1, 2006.

>

> SOURCE: BioMed Central, news release, Nov. 30, 2006

> OTHER ARTICLES: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/4/28/abstract

> http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1698929

> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

> SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, April 22, 2007-The Sixth Annual Complementary

Medicine

Conference at SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY from 8am to 5pm.

> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

> BCO News is brought to you by BREAST CANCER OPTIONS, a grassroots

organization

focusing on Health Advocacy, Support and Education. The information is

intended for

educational purposes only, in order to help you make informed health choices

and may

not have been touched upon by your doctors. We are not doctors and we do not

recommend any particular treatments. We are sending this information to advise

you.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I honestly know but maybe someone can help us or maybe call a health food store?

Hugs

nne

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Re: Tea Extracts Repair Radiotherapy Skin Damage

It says to " applied to the skin " but I wonder where you buy something

like that? Is it in a lotion or straight extracts? Hmmm

char

>

> Tea extracts repair radiotherapy skin damage

> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061207/hl_nm/skin_damage_dc

>

> Findings from a new study confirm that tea extracts applied to the

skin promote the repair of damage from radiotherapy, and shed light

on the mechanisms involved in the injury. The beneficial effects of

the extracts are mostly from their ability to attenuate the body

signals that trigger inflammation.

>

> Skin toxicity is a common side effect of radiotherapy for solid

tumors. Its management can cause treatment gaps and thus can impair

cancer treatment.

>

> They examined the effects of green tea and black tea extracts and

found that they reduced the duration of radiation-induced skin damage

by five to 10 days. The tea extracts work at the cellular level to

inhibit inflammatory pathways and reduce inflammation, said the team

from the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of

Freiburg.

>

> Radiotherapy interruption because of toxic effects to the skin may

compromise the outcome of cancer treatment, lead author Dr.

Pajonk, from the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, told

Reuters Health. " So, it is important to have an effective treatment

for this problem. "

>

> According to Pajonk, " tea extracts have been used as a folk remedy

for sunburns, which led to their use as a treatment for radiation-

induced skin toxicity. They have proven quite successful in this

regard, but there were no scientific data " to clarify their effects.

>

> In a study reported in the journal BMC Medicine, the researchers

analyzed the effects of green or black tea extracts given to 60

patients with skin damage related to radiotherapy for head and neck

cancers and cancer in the pelvic region.

>

> Treatment with the tea extracts enhanced skin repair, the report

indicates. For radiation damage in the head and neck region, the

green and black tea extracts were comparable in promoting repair,

whereas in the pelvic region, green tea extract was superior, Pajonk

said.

>

> The tea extracts inhibit a key proteasome, which " is at the center

of the inflammatory machinery, " explained Pajonk. This effect is

associated with a reduction in several cells that lead to

inflammation.

>

> The researchers also found that the anti-inflammatory effects of

the tea extracts did not stem solely from epigallocatechin-gallate,

considered the most active component found in green tea.

>

> Pajonk said that there is now a need for additional studies to

compare tea extract therapy with standard treatments for radiation-

induced skin toxicity.

>

> Tea extracts are an efficient, broadly available treatment option

for patients suffering from acute radiation-induced skin toxicity.

>

> SOURCE: BMC Medicine, December 1, 2006.

>

> SOURCE: BioMed Central, news release, Nov. 30, 2006

> OTHER ARTICLES: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/4/28/abstract

> http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1698929

> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

> SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, April 22, 2007-The Sixth Annual

Complementary Medicine Conference at SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY

from 8am to 5pm.

> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

> BCO News is brought to you by BREAST CANCER OPTIONS, a grassroots

organization focusing on Health Advocacy, Support and Education. The

information is intended for educational purposes only, in order to

help you make informed health choices and may not have been touched

upon by your doctors. We are not doctors and we do not recommend any

particular treatments. We are sending this information to advise you.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I remember when I was a little girl and got a sunburn, my mom would

make cool compresses from strong brewed tea to put on it. Looks like

another old home remedy has proven to be true!

Lucinda