Surprising drink could reduce risk of a common cancer READ MORE: Major review rules drinking this juice can prevent UTIs By Maiya Focht Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 15:52 BST, 9 August 2024 | Updated: 15:57 BST, 9 August 2024 e-mail View comments Many people think of cranberry juice as a cocktail mixer, or the drink they serve old people in hospital. Some may use it as a home remedy for everything from urinary tract infections to stomach ulcers to gum disease.
But research also suggests the antioxidants and other nutrients in cranberry juice may help fight against one of the world's most common cancers. Studies in animals showed that cranberries can stop proteins that help prostate cancer grow and spread from forming, halting tumors before they become deadly. Cranberry juice contains nutrients like vitamin C, vitamin E, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium potassium and choline Prostate cancer is the second most common form of the disease in men, behind only skin cancer A 2016 study found giving powdered cranberries to 32 men with prostate cancer helped reduce their blood levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA).
PSA levels are thought by some to be an indicator of how active someone's prostate cancer is, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Urologists at University Hospital Olomouc in the Czech Republic gave patients 1500 mg of cranberry powder, which would be roughly the equivalent of a 6 ounce glass of cranberry juice, for at least 21 days before su.