שום, תוסף טוב לסרטן הערמונית והגדלת בלוטת הער'

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17918170 מסקנות המחקר: In summary, garlic and its derivatives have long been known to have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-can- cer properties and possibly because of these properties, they are commonly used by patients with prostate diseases, namely BPH and prostate cancer. It is also known that garlic is mostly consumed, raw or cooked, in combination with foods like tomatoes and olive oil in salads and sauces as a part of a modern diet strengthening its preventive effects against the carcinogenesis [11]. As emphasized above, many experimental cell line studies as well as a few animal studies were performed in an attempt to elucidate action mechanism(s) of garlic derivatives against prostate cancer. Additionally, some clinical and epidemiological studies have been directed to determine the therapeutic use of gar- lic as a vegetable in daily diet and/or its preparations as sup- plements in patients with BPH or prostate cancer in the last ten years. Unfortunately, it is not exactly understood yet what active components of garlic are responsible for the observed beneficial effects of garlic in BPH and prostate cancer. Secondly, it is not well known how it exerts its pro- tective effects in prostate diseases. However, present data suggest that garlic consumption before prostate cancer ini- tiation may be more useful. We suppose that further studies should be directed to this subject. We think that in future, new in vitro and in vivo studies should be conducted to establish which active components of garlic play a role in the therapeutic effects against pro- static diseases, and to elucidate whether garlic as a whole, or its active components, are more suitable. In conclusion, we recommend that men at risk for BPH or prostate cancer consume more garlic in their daily diets, and those who are diagnosed with BPH or prostate cancer should consume it to support their medical therapies.

במחלה קיימת. בנוסף, מרבית המחקרים נעשו בתרביות תאים ובבעלי חיים ולא בניסויים קליניים.