The following article appears to confirm numerous other studies relating to both; prostate cancer prevention and prostate cancer treatment. I have been taking double strength, organic pomegranate juice for quite some time and believe that it could well be responsible, in part at least, to the lowering of my last PSA score (December: 15 down TO 9.2) and the more recent test showing a reduction in the size of my prostate gland (86cc to 79cc) a small but, to me, a significant measurement. At least it’s going in the right direction - smaller rather than larger).

Researchers have found that pomegranate fruit extract (PFE) inhibited prostate cancer cell growth and triggered cell death in a highly aggressive human prostate cancer cell line and caused similar effects when administered to rodents.

Because prostate cancer is typically diagnosed in men over 50 years of age, it is an ideal candidate for chemoprevention because even a modest delay in disease progression achieved through pharmacological or nutritional intervention could significantly impact the quality of life of prostate cancer patients. Consequently, the researchers of the current study as well as other scientists have proposed the use of dietary antioxidants as possible chemopreventive agents.

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http://www.vrp.com/articles.aspx?ProdID=art1868&zTYPE=2

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