Jumat, 26 November 2010

Wine and Cancer

Wine - Cancer patients who will undergo radiation therapy may need to take a sip of wine (Wine) before doing the treatment. Because, according to a study in women with breast cancer found that drinking wine can help to limit the toxic effects of radiation on the skin.
Known, some components of wine can protect against the harmful effects of radiation. These components include polyphenols and tannins.

In this study, Dr Gabriella Macchia, from Catholic University, Campobasso, Italy, and colleagues examined the protective effect of wine consumption of 348 women who underwent radiation therapy after breast cancer surgery. Risk of suffering toxic effects from radiation were to reach 38.4 per cent of them do not drink wine, amounting to 31.8 percent in women who drank half a glass every day, and 13.6 percent in the drinker one glass of wine a day, and 35 percent on their who drank two glasses each day.

Researchers found that women who drank only one glass of wine a day had a much lower risk of suffering from the effects of radiation therapy. In particular, they risk exposure to toxins the skin from radiation around 75 percent less than those not drinking.

Source: liputan6.com - klipberita.com

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