Garlic and Bladder Cancer
Script from TV Health
Report, Broadcast May, 1997
Featuring: Donald Lamm, MD
WVU Chair of Urology
There’s more evidence that
garlic is good for you.
That’s according to a recent
study out of WVU that looked
at cancer in mice.
Dr. Bob:
A new study
published in the journal
"Cancer" suggests that a
certain kind of bladder
cancer may be effectively
treated with garlic.
Donald Lamm, MD:
We simply mixed
garlic extract in the
drinking water and we found
a very dramatic reduction in
the growth of these
transplanted tumors.
Dr. Bob:
About 52,000 cases
of bladder cancer are
diagnosed each year, mostly
in men over 50. Smokers are
at highest risk.
The health benefits of
garlic have been touted for
centuries – going all the
way back to Hippocrates, but
it’s only in recent years
that modern medical science
has begun to recognize and
prove the benefits.
Donald Lamm, MD:
The organo-sulfur
compounds in garlic are
thought to directly inhibit
the growth of cancers. But
we believe in this
application, garlic was
beneficial by stimulating
the immune system.
Dr. Bob:
Garlic can’t be
prescribed yet for cancer;
it must be proven in human
clinical trials first. But
Dr. Lamm says in moderation,
it can’t hurt, and may
benefit overall health.
If you would like some free
information about garlic and
bladder cancer, call the
WVU HealthLine at
1-800-982-8242, or send
e-mail to Dr. Bob at
doctor@wvu.edu.
(Author: Scott Turner, Penn
State Department of Public
Information)
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