Prostate Cancer

Lycopene, Antioxidant In Tomatoes, May Reduce Risk

Published in Cancer Weekly, January 15th, 2002

The adage "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" may be facing stiff competition from tomatoes.

Recent research at the University of Illinois at Chicago suggests that lycopene, an antioxidant found in large amounts in tomatoes, may play a significant role in preventing and treating prostate cancer.

Phyllis Bowen, associate professor of human nutrition, along with Dr. Longwen Chen, former research associate, and their UIC colleagues, studied a group of 32 prostate cancer patients who consumed one tomato sauce-based pasta dish daily for three weeks before their scheduled prostatectomies.

Levels of oxidative DNA damage and prostate...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2002-01-15)

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