The chemical composition of green tea helps treat leukemia

Scientists have found that high doses of a chemical found in green tea can kill cancer cells and reduce complications Since the 1970s, researchers have been looking for the anticancer properties of green tea A recent study has shown that people in countries where a lot of herbs are used are often less likely to get sick Studies on mice in 2004 also showed that catechins, the active ingredient in tea, can kill blood cancer cells The preliminary results show that the chemical composition has the same effect on the clinical patients with leukemia (chronic lymphocytic leukemia) In addition, the researchers believe that this treatment alone is generally effective, but can enhance the effect of other anti-cancer drugs by using it together Dr tate of the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota said: "we found that patients not only were able to tolerate high doses of this green tea extract, but many of them had improved chronic lymphoblastic leukemia." As the study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, showed, such treatment reduced the number of lymphocytes in one-third of patients In addition, cancer can lead to enlarged lymph nodes in patients, where white blood cells collect as part of an extremely important immune system In the study, researchers treated 33 patients twice a day with extracts ranging from 400 to 2000 mg, and soon found that most of them had symptoms reduced by more than half In fact, the progress of leukemia is slow in most cases, and the treatment is often in the early stage of "clinical observation", at this time, there is no need to "strengthen" the treatment of patients So the researchers hope that catechins can stabilize early patients or improve the success rate of other treatments such as chemotherapy In the UK, about 7000 people are diagnosed with leukaemia every year, and about 4300 people are killed This study will help improve people's health.