Green tea 'may block lung cancer'
The article "Green tea may block lung cancer" in the Health section of the BBC News really interested me not because I am a tea person but in fact I have heard many times that the green tea is one of the anti-oxidant sources which prevent cancer.
From the article, "Dr. I-Hsin Lin,of Shan Medical University in Taiwan, found that among smokers and non-smokers, people who did not drink green tea were more than five times as likely toget lung cancer than those who drank at least one cup of green tea a day."(¶12) "Among smokers, those did not drink green tea at all were more than 12 times as likely to develop lung cancer than those who drank at least a cup a day." (¶ 13)
The findings might make the smokers feel released of getting less chance to be cancer patients. But Yinka Ebo, a of Cancer Research UK ,remind that the findings should notbe taken as an excuse to keep smoking. The best thing a smoker can do to reduce the risk of lung cancer is to stop smoking.
In my opinion,this findings is very useful as most of the public health policy makers nowadays focus more on prevention campaign rather than treatment function. Any government could save a lots on its annual budget if its people know how to take a good care of themselves either taking a good diet, a regular exercise and a well-balanced mental health. So, they will not easily get sick and depend on the treatment budget.
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References
Green tea may block lung cancer. (2010, January 13). BBC News. Retrieved January 13, 2010 from http://http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8453628.stm