Drinking herbal teas, especially chamomile over 30 years may significantly reduced the risk of thyroid cancer and benign thyroid diseases development by almost 80%.
The effect of Greek herbal tea consumption on thyroid cancer: a case-control study.
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BACKGROUND: Although in the last decade several studies have addressed the protective role of black and green tea on several diseases, including cancer, there are only few and controversial studies on the effect of tea on benign and malignant thyroid diseases. METHODS: An age and gender group matched case-control study conducted in Athens, Greece, was designed. 113 Greek patients with histologically confirmed thyroid cancer and 286 patients with benign thyroid diseases along with 138 healthy controls were interviewed with a pre-structured questionnaire in person by trained interviewers. RESULTS: An inverse association between chamomile tea consumption and benign/malignant thyroid diseases was found (P
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Elena Riza
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- 25842380
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