Superfoods target killer cancer in men

specialists have discovered how a handful of so called “superfoods” can help fight prostate cancer.
By The Newsroom
Published 3rd Jun 2013, 01:00 BST

Broccoli and pomegranate have been scientifically proven to help combat the disease, along with the spice tumeric and green
tea.

The ground-breaking findings by experts from Cambridge, presented at a cancer conference in Chicago, showed that prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels of those who took a capsule containing essence of pomegranate, green tea, turmeric and broccoli were 63 per cent lower than those who did not.

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The PSA is a level of the protein produced by the prostate gland which is an indicator of prostate cancer.

Although foods such as pomegranate, green tea, turmeric and broccoli have demonstrated multiple anti-cancer effects before, this is the first time they have firmly established an influence on markers of cancer progression within a scientifically robust evaluation.

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