benefits of green tea:cancer treatment

Radiation induced-tubulogenesis in endothelial cells is antagonized by the antiangiogenic properties of green tea polyphenol (-) epigallocatechin-3-gallate.
Source: Cancer Biol Ther. 2003 Nov-Dec; 2(6): 642-9
	The study of green tea benefits shown: Pretreatment of the cells with green tea extract epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCg), a green tea catechin that possesses anti-angiogenic properties, prevented most of the ionizing radiation (IR)-induced cellular and molecular events.

VEGF Receptor Phosphorylation Status and Apoptosis is Modulated by a Green Tea Component, Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) in B cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Source: Blood. 2004 Mar 2
	Benefits of green tea to health are beyond chemoprevention. Green tea can kill cancer cells. The study demonstrated: Component of green tea extract, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), destroys leukemia cells by interrupting the communication signals they need to survive.