by Kesshia Peyton
Published: Wed, October 07, 2009 - 6:47 am CST
Last Updated: Wed, October 07, 2009 - 6:58 am CST
News 5 Medical Team - Cervical cancer is the second most common type of cancer for women worldwide but it's also one of the most preventable. Scientists at the Arizona Cancer Center are hoping to make prevention as easy as drinking tea.
"We're trying to determine whether this green tea extract can be used to prevent cervical cancer," said researcher Dr. Sherry Chow.
This first of its kind study is recruiting women who have persistent HPV infections, a virus that causes cervical cancer.
"We're trying to see whether the polyphenon E can be used to help women with persistent infection to clear the virus. "f we can show that the green tree extract is effective in this group of women, then we can really help to prevent the risk of developing cervical cancer," said Dr. Chow.
There is an HPV vaccine available for young girls, but it doesn't protect against all strains of the virus.
If you'd like to join the study: azcc.arizona.edu.
For information about the trial, go to clinicaltrials.gov.
Then type the trial identification number in the search box: NCT00303823.
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