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12/11/07
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Tomatoes No Magic Bullet For Prostate Cancer
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THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Lycopene, the much-touted cancer fighting antioxidant found in tomatoes and ketchup, is ineffective in preventing prostate cancer, a new study finds.
In fact, higher intake of another antioxidant found in many vegetables, beta-carotene, appears to increase the risk for aggressive prostate cancer, researchers report. Many Americans also take beta-carotene in supplements. The new study, involving more than 28,000 men, "hampers our enthusiasm for a beneficial effect of lycopene," said lead author Ulrike Peters, a research assistant professor at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. "Tomatoes, and tomato found in ketchup and pizza, don't reduce the risk for prostate cancer," she added. The report is published in the May issue of the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. In their study, Peters and colleagues collected data on men enrolled in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial. All of the m Read the Complete Article Similar content: Prostate Cancer Gene Also Raises Colon Cancer Risk, in Prostate Cancer Obese Men More Likely To Die From Prostate Cancer, in Prostate Cancer Better Prostate Cancer Test May Be Near, in Prostate Cancer 'Magic' thimble predicts heart disease, in Heart Disease Drug Safety: There's No Magic Pill, Study Says, in Multiple Sclerosis |
