TABLE B.12
Number of Adenomas or Cancers in the Colon/Rectum of AOM-Induced Rats Treated with Different Polyphenol Extracts

Group (n) Tumors in the Colon-Rectum/ Rats Adenomas Cancers
Controls (22) 1.72±1.31 0.82±1.00
Black tea (22) 1.00±1.15* 0.54±0.80
Green tea (22) 2.55±1.50 0.70±1.03
Wine extract (22) 1.09±1.30 0.54±0.74

Note: *Significantly different (p<0.05) from control.

Source: From Caderni et al., Carcinogenesis, 21:1965–1969, 2000. With permission.