William Atkins
Monday, 27 April 2009 23:03
Science -
Health
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A U.S. study shows that eight ounces of pomegranate juice each day slowed the progression of men’s prostate cancer when studied between 2003 and 2008.
The results of the study were presented during the 104th Annual Scientific meeting of the American Urological Association held in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. during April 25 to 30, 2009.
According to the WebMD article “
Pomegranate Juice May Slow Prostate Cancer,” the study involved 48 men who were treated with radiation therapy or had surgery for localized prostate cancer.
Beginning in 2003, some of the men drank eight ounces of pomegranate juice on a daily basis.
About three years later, a 2006 report showed that the men’s PSA levels took twice as long to double—about thirty (30) months—when they drank the pomegranate juice when compared to men who didn’t drink it (so their PSA levels doubled in fifteen [15] months).
The men were given the PSA (prostate specific antigen) test, which shows a protein (produced by cells of the prostate gland) in the serum (yellow part of blood) that indicates prostate cancer in men.
The development of the PSA test, has significantly improved the ability to detect prostate cancer at an early stage, which means that it is much easier to cure and treat prostate cancer in men.
Page two continues with more results from this study, which continued for another two years.
