Strawberries Helping To Treat Dysplastic Precancerous Esophagus Lesions
Dysplasia is a histolic precursor to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Dietary freeze dried or lyophilized strawberry powder has previously been shown to inhibit N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine induced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in rat esophagus. Based on previous observations a randomized, noncompartative, phase II trial was conducted in China to investigate effects of 2 doses of freeze dried …