Women who drink green tea may lower their risk of developing
some digestive system cancers, especially cancers of the stomach/esophagus and
colorectum, according to a study led by researchers from Vanderbilt-Ingram
Cancer Center.
The study by lead author Sarah Nechuta, Ph.D., MPH,
assistant professor of Medicine, was published online in advance of the Nov. 1
edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Wei Zheng, M.D., Ph.D., MPH, professor of
Medicine, chief of the Division of Epidemiology and director of the Vanderbilt
Epidemiology Center, was the principal investigator for the study.