Fed: Berry juice shrinks prostate tumours in rats

AAP General News (Australia)
12-07-2007
Fed: Berry juice shrinks prostate tumours in rats

Australian scientists say a cocktail of exotic berry juices has been found to slow
the growth of tumours in mice with prostate cancer.

Researchers at the University of Sydney are moving to test the commercially available
juice concentrate on humans .. after good results in the laboratory.

The team has found they could reduce the size of tumours by 25 per cent using Blueberry
Punch .. an antioxidant cocktail containing more than a dozen extracts .. including berries
.. citrus .. grapes .. olives and herbs.

Researchers say after feeding mice a 10 per cent solution of the punch for two weeks
.. they found the tumours were 25 per cent smaller than those found in mice that only
drank tap water.

But experts have warned the results are very preliminary .. with little proof yet that
it can be effective on human cancer patients.

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