Cancer Commentary Links 05-03-2007
May 3, 2007 by Gloria Gamat
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
These are some of the important and interesting stuff on cancer that I missed while I was enjoying the beach:
Anthocyanidins May Help Treat Leukemia
Mushrooms to Prevent Breast Cancer
Pomegranate Juice May Help Fight Lung Cancer
Risk of Head and Neck Cancer Reduced with Fruits and Veggies
Do check them out.
Now you know that I am not only in the summer vacation mode but also in the “pig out mode”.
(Where I am is summer, sorry to confuse our readers of the west!)
PSA Levels in Men with Prostate Cancer, Stabilized With the Help of Pomegranate Juice
July 5, 2006 by Gloria Gamat
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Levels of PSA or prostate-specific antigen (a biomarker that indicates the presence of cancer) in men treated for prostate cancer remained stable upon daily drinking of pomegranate juice (eight ounce glass, increased nearly 4 times).
This is the finding of a three-year UCLA study that involved 50 men who has undergone surgery or radiation but quickly experiences increases in PSA levels.
I was surprised when I saw such an improvement in PSA numbers,” Pantuck said. “In older men 65 to 70 who have been treated for prostate cancer, we can give them pomegranate juice and it may be possible for them to …read more




