Thee
tegen kanker.*
Volgens
een Zweedse studie hebben vrouwen die dagelijks twee of meer koppen thee per dag
drinken een veel lager risico op baarmoederkanker. De studie onder ruim 61.000
vrouwen werd gehouden van 1987 tot 2004. Vrouwen die twee koppen thee (gewone of
groene) per dag dronken hadden 46% minder kans op het krijgen van
baarmoederkanker. Voor iedere kop thee meer per dag daalde het risico met nog
eens 18%. Waarschijnlijk zijn de vele antioxidanten in thee hiervoor
verantwoordelijk.
According
to a Swedish study, women who drink two or more cups of tea per day may
dramatically cut their risk of ovarian cancer.
The
study of more than 61,000 women, by researchers at the Karolinska Institute in
Stockholm, took a retrospective look at the habits and long-term health of the
women.
The
study began in 1987, and of the women recruited, two-thirds were reportedly tea
drinkers.
By
the end of 2004,when it concluded, 301 participants had developed ovarian cancer
which is a particularly deadly form of the disease.
Study
authors Susanna Larsson and Alicja Wolk report that they observed a 46 percent
lower risk of ovarian cancer in women who drank two or more cups of tea per day
compared with non-drinkers, and each additional cup of tea per day was
associated with an 18 percent lower risk of ovarian cancer.
It
is believed that black and green teas contain antioxidants that help ward off
the cell mutation that leads to cancer.
The
researchers however do caution that more studies are needed to confirm their
findings.
According
to the American Cancer Society, it is estimated that ovarian cancer will be
diagnosed in about 22,000 women in the U.S. this year and 80 percent of cases
are not detected until the cancer has spread.
That
in effect means more than 16,000 U.S. women will die of ovarian cancer in 2005.
The
report is published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
