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Cancer Commentary - Caring About Cancer

June 19th, 2008

Flavonols Against Colorectal Cancer

Okay…here goes another news on flavonols from tea, onions, beans and apples. As suggested by findings of a new U.S. study, increased intake of such flavonols may reduce risk of colorectal cancer by as much as 76 percent.
Findings were published in this month’s Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention:
Analysis of data from a randomised dietary intervention […]

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June 2nd, 2008

Flavonoids Against Lung Cancer

Increased intake of certain flavonoids in smokers may protect them by as much as 50 percent against lung cancer risk.
Such were the findings of a UCLA study:
Increasing intakes of epicatechin, catechins, and quercetin, found in tea and vegetables were associated with significant risk reductions.
According to lead researcher Zuo-Feng Zhang from UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center:
“What we […]

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November 21st, 2007

Flavonoid-rich Diet Helps Decrease Ovarian Cancer Risk

Frequent consumption of foods containing the flavonoid kaempferol, including nonherbal tea and broccoli and consumption of large amounts of the flavonoid luteolin, which is found in foods such as carrots, peppers, and cabbage – have been found associated with a reduced risk of ovarian cancer.
Such were the findings of a new research from the Channing […]

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