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Beer may cut prostate cancer risk
A German study has found that xanthohumol, a compound found in hops, can block the stimulating effect of testosterone on prostate cancer cells, raising hopes that it may one day be used in cancer prevention. The researchers found that xanthohumol binds directly to androgen receptors on the cancer cell's surface, preventing the receptor from translocating to the cell nucleus, and thus inhibiting it ...
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