Effect of the consumption of tomato paste on plasma prostate-specific antigen levels in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia
The consumption of tomatoes and tomato products has been associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer. We observed a decrease of 10.77% in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia who were submitted to daily ingestion of tomato paste. This was an exper...
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Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2006-08-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000800014 |