Drinking tea reduce risk of prostate cancer

Drinking five or more cups of tea a day lowers the risk of advanced prostate cancer, scientists have claimed. Men who drink five or more cups daily have a lower risk of developing stage IV prostate cancer, scientists found. They also have a 25 per cent reduced risk of reaching stage II, compared with those who drink just one cup a day. Scientists in the Netherlands analysed data on 58,279 men and found 3,362 cases of prostate cancer, including 1,164 advanced cancers. “We had data on tumour stage for most cases which made it possible to stratify data against the stage of the disease,” Dr Milan Geybels, lead researcher at Maastricht University, said. Stage II is where the tumour has grown inside the prostate gland but not spread. By stage IV the cancer has typically spread to the lymph nodes, bones or liver. It is believed naturally occurring compounds in tea called flavonoids inhibit cancer cells from forming tumours. One cup of tea provides about 150-200mg of flavonoids.