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Protection Against Digestive Cancer

There are numerous types of cancer that their natural state. Black tea also
affect different areas of our digestive contains anti-oxidants, but during the
systems. Two of the most life threatening fermentation process that black tea
are cancers of the biliary tract and gall undergoes, these anti-oxidants change,
bladder tumors. Tumors and cancers in and become less healthy than in their
this part of the digestive system are original state.
rare, with only about 7500 diagnosed each The anti-oxidants in tea are called
year, but are more often fatal than many catechins, part of the flavan-3-ol class
other forms of digestive system cancer. of flavonoids. EGCG is one of the
Gall bladder cancer occurs more catechins contained in tea, and is one of
frequently in women than men, and your the most potent anti-oxidants around.
likelihood of contracting it increases as Because green tea hasn't been fermented,
you age. Hispanics are more likely to get the EGCG is in its most natural and
gall bladder cancer than any other potent state.
population. It is not usually diagnosed Anti-oxidants are so important because
until it is far advanced, which is why they combat the free radicals in our
the prognosis is usually poor. bodies. Free radicals are damaging oxygen
We don't fully understand the cause of molecules that occur as a result of our
gall bladder cancer, but we do know that body's process of converting food to
people who suffer from gall stones are energy. If they are left unchecked, they
more likely to develop it later on. This cause cell and DNA damage, which
appears to be because the gall stones eventually leads to aging and disease.
cause chronic inflammation in the gall So, to protect our health, it's important
bladder, which can lead to the to get anti-oxidants in our diet every
development of abnormal cells. day. Fruits and vegetables are good
Other biliary tract cancers are diagnosed sources, as is coffee, black tea and dark
in about 2000-3000 Americans each year. chocolate. But, green tea is one of the
Like gall bladder cancer, it is often not very best sources. A diet rich in
diagnosed until it has reached late anti-oxidants can help prevent cancer,
stages and often metastasized. heart attack and stroke, as well as
Again, the cause is not fully known, but, general premature aging.
as with other digestive system cancers, The research regarding cancer is
it occurs more frequently in the obese. significant. In addition to the study
It also occurs more frequently in mentioned above regarding digestive
Hispanics, American Indians, Eastern cancers, there have been numerous other
Europeans and Japanese. studies suggesting that green tea can
In recent years, there has been a fair protect against many forms of cancer. In
amount of research on the cancer fact, Japan's medical community now
preventative effects of drinking green considers green tea to be a known cancer
tea. It appears that green tea has the preventative.
power to prevent many forms of cancer, This news is, of course, quite exciting,
including those of the digestive system, but it goes even further. There have also
like gall bladder cancer and biliary been studies that suggest that green tea
tract cancer. may be helpful in treating cancer, too.
A study conducted in China attempted to Several studies have shown that when
establish a link between consumption of green tea was used as an adjunct therapy
green tea and the prevention of these along with traditional chemotherapy, the
cancers. chemotherapy was more successful.
The study looked at a large segment of Cancerous cells showed a higher
the population. It included 627 patients concentration of the cancer drugs when
with various forms of biliary tract green tea was administered along with the
cancer (including gall bladder cancer), medication.
1037 cases with biliary stones, and 959 Some studies have even suggested that
randomly selected control participants. green tea may be beneficial in preventing
This study concluded that the women who the spread of cancer. It appears that the
were regular tea drinkers had (meaning growth of cancer cells slows
that they drank at least one cup of green significantly or even stops when patients
tea a day for at least six months) a of certain cancers are given green tea in
significantly lower risk of biliary tract significant quantities.
cancer and gallbladder cancer - even if Of course, green tea is not a magic
they had gall bladder disease - than bullet, and is not designed to replace
those who did not drink green tea.* traditional cancer treatments. However,
For men, the study found a slightly lower it certainly appears that green tea is an
risk of cancer among the green tea important tool for protecting your body
drinkers; however it was not enough to be against many types of cancer and other
considered significant. illnesses, and may even be an effective
In addition, it was found that a higher adjunct treatment for those who already
than average number of the male have cancer.
participants in the study were smokers, So, add some green tea to your diet. It's
so this may have skewed the results, delicious and you have nothing to lose.
since smoking increases a person's There are no side effects and green tea
overall risk of cancer. is well tolerated even by the caffeine
Why Green Tea? sensitive. Drinking green tea may be the
Many of us may be surprised to find that simplest thing you can do to protect your
green tea is so healthy. The reason is health.
that it's loaded with anti-oxidants in




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