Lee Swanson Research Update

Mushrooms, Green Tea May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk

April 2009

Consuming mushrooms and green tea may greatly reduce the risk of breast cancer, suggests a study that included more than 2,000 Chinese women.

Women who ate at least a third of an ounce of fresh mushrooms every day were 64% less likely to develop breast cancer, while those who ate dried mushrooms had about a 50% reduced risk. Women who ate mushrooms and drank green tea were nearly 90% less likely to develop the disease.

Previous laboratory tests on animals have shown that fungi may have anti-tumor properties and can stimulate the immune system’s defenses.

Reporting in the International Journal of Cancer, scientists involved in the current study wrote: "We conclude that higher dietary intake of mushrooms decreased breast cancer risk in pre- and postmenopausal Chinese women and an additional decreased risk of breast cancer from joint effect of mushrooms and green tea was observed. More research is warranted to examine the effects of dietary mushrooms and mechanism of joint effects of phytochemicals on breast cancer."

International Journal of Cancer 124(6):1404-1408, 2009

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