Will drinking green tea reduce my risk of lung cancer?

Question

It does all these things right?

- Zero calories.
- Speeds up you metabolism.
- Inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
- Cancer
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- High cholesterol levels
- Cariovascular disease
- Infection
- Impaired immune function



So that means it should reduce my risk of cancer

Answer 1

YES - Green Tea May Lower Risk of Lung Cancer-

Drinking a lot of green tea may significantly lower your odds of developing lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths.

About five 8-oz cups of green tea daily can help prevent the cancer, even in smokers, according to researchers who presented their findings at the American Academy of Cancer Research conference.

In Japan, where green tea consumption is relatively high, the incidence of lung cancer is lower than in the US, even though smoking rates are similar, explains researcher Masami Suganuma, PhD, of the Saitama Cancer Center in Japan. Moreover, in a recent epidemiological study, smokers who drank 40 oz or more of green tea daily developed lung cancer several years later than those who drank only a small amount of green tea.

In a study that investigated the side effects associated with green tea, Dr. Suganuma and colleagues followed 102 volunteers who drank 40 oz of the tea daily, took tablets containing an equivalent amount of green tea extract, or combined tea and the tablets. About half of the volunteers reported side effects, but these were mild, mostly stomach discomfort and insomnia (likely due to the caffeine in the tea).

Americans, says Dr. Suganuma, should drink more green tea, especially if they smoke. (The best way to lower lung cancer risk, of course, is to quit smoking.) The beverage is still your best bet, she says, since the tablets used in the study, while recently made available in Japan, are not available in the US.-

Answer 2

Well, it's a good way to sell lots of green tea products. No, there isn't really any conclusive evidence that drinking green tea will prevent you from getting lung or any other type of cancer at this time. Maybe it does . . but there is nothing available to prove it. There are continuing studies going on . . but no one knows.

If you like it . . drink it . . and if it is beneficial . . well no harm done. The biggest harm with all these 'reports' is that people may come to rely on them . . and then are shocked when they get cancer.

I hear it all the time . . about the people who watch their diet, eat organic, are fit, don't smoke or drink . .and they get cancer and cannot understand why. No one knows why one person will get cancer and another will not. No one knows why one person might drink green tea and still get cancer . . while another person drinks it and does not.


ACS: Green Tea
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3x_Green_Tea.asp

Answer 3

All of the what you say above is true.

However, just be aware of one things: these are research findings, they are not 100% proven.

For a benefit to be proven, it requires scientists to understand why it works.

Scientists also need to conduct large scale human trials. So just bear this in mind.

As for lung cancer, yes, green tea reduces lung cancer risk.

A green tea and smoking study conducted by University of Arizona in United States studied the effects of smoking on heavy smokers.

100 women and 33 men participated in the study over 4 months. They drank either green tea, black tea or water.

Researchers found that drinking decaffeinated green tea reduces the levels of urinary 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OhdG). A marker of DNA damage, 8-OhDG is believed to causes cell damage.

"What we found was a 25% decrease in the green tea group," said Dr Iman Hakim, who headed the study.

However, no changes were seen in people who drank black tea or water.

Some individuals lack the genetic ability to produce normal amounts of this beneficial enzyme. Unable to detoxify themselves, they are more susceptible to developing cancers.

Hope it helps.

Answer 4

It might. Not smoking will have a much larger impact on not getting lung cancer though.

Answer 5

green tea is good for your heart n health it mite reduce the risk of ur cancer but that depends on how many cigarettes u smoke n how many packs a day depend also about your genetics also so yaa...

Answer 6

i at one time drank alot of green tea and frankly its just a myth. it didn't do me any good, i still got breast cancer. so that statement about green tea is just another way to sell products.

Answer 7

Yes.