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Polyphenols exhibit anti-cancer properties by inducing apoptosis, inhibiting cell proliferation, and modulating detoxification enzymes, with specific efficacy observed in prostate, lung, and colorectal cancer models.
Include polyphenol-rich foods like tea, berries, and grapes in your diet as part of a cancer-preventive strategy. While not a cure, these compounds may help inhibit cancer cell growth and promote cell death in pre-cancerous states.
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Effect of polyphenols on human cancer cell lines, is most often protective and induce a reduction of the number of tumors or of their growth... Tea catechins... demonstrated cancer preventive activity... Black tea polyphenol addition was found to block IGF-1 induced progression of cells into S phase... Resveratrol prevents all stages of development of cancer...
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Based on in vitro, in vivo, and some human cell culture studies cited in the review.
Source
Plant Polyphenols as Dietary Antioxidants in Human Health and Disease
Kanti Bhooshan Pandey et al. · Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity · 2009
DOI 10.4161/oxim.2.5.9498
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