Tea Protects Against Prostate Cancer

Author: Karen Lennox Time for reading: ~1 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022

Prostate cancer is rare in men under 45. Most cases are diagnosed after the age of 50.

Consumption of two cups of herbal tea a day reduces the risk of prostate cancer .

According to a study, men who regularly consume tea reduce the risk of tumor formation by 37%.

The study involved more than 6,000 men in good health. For 37 years, the research team monitored the frequency of tea consumption and the health data of the volunteers.

The results show that consuming no more than two cups of tea a day significantly reduces the risk of prostate cancer. Tea has an anticancer effect . The content of chemicals, polyphenols, which protect vital tissues and organs against the invasion of cancer cells, has also been established.

The data are published in the journal.Cancer Causes Control.

Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that usually starts on the outside of the gland.

In most men, this process develops very slowly. Many of them do not even realize that they have prostate cancer. In the early stages, the disease is limited to the gland. It may take years before symptoms appear.

Prostate cancer is rare in men under the age of 45, with most cases diagnosed after the age of 50. In addition, the actual incidence is probably significantly higher than reported, as many men live with undiagnosed prostate cancer.

Another study conducted in 2010 found that consuming even just one cup of tea a day reduced the risk of ovarian cancer by 10%.

Tea Protects Against Prostate Cancer

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