I should add, some folks have doubts about whether lifestyle studies carry over from one population to another. (Deb and I debate that point about soy.)
Also my personal doctor is lukewarm on green tea, and I was told not to drink it during treatment.
That being said, depression is a big issue for many women with breast cancer, and a lifestyle remedy is intriguing.
Here is the report that hit the wires Friday afternoon.
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I actually wrote about this study in my blog, Living with Breast Cancer, on January 6th. My blog includes a summary and then a link to the full article if you want to read more:
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Hester Hill Schnipper
I drink LOTS of green tea and I am a runner currently training for my first ever half marathon. I have experienced heavy depression post treatment, regardless of exercise and tea drinking. That said I still think it is so very important to exercise and maybe my depression would have been even worse if I hadn't been running. I was also told during radiation to limit my green tea drinking due to the fact that it could negate the effect the radiation was supposed to have.
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Debbie
H.H.S. thanks for the comment. I am trying to figure out how to make the link live. Will check our your entry from Jan. 6th.
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