Recent advances in the anticancer molecular mechanisms of bioactive components from tea: a review

Abstract

Tea is one of the most popular health drinks around the world, especially in China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. Drinking tea has become a traditional culture and healthy lifestyle for preventing diseases in these countries and regions. Recent scientific researches indicate that tea has good efficacy in anti-cancer. The bioactive components and related anti-cancer mechanisms of tea are constantly being supplemented. Drinking tea can reduce the incidence of cancers. However, there is a lack of a systematic summary of the current tea anticancer research process to date. Here, we conduct an update on the bioactive components and r anti-cancer mechanisms of tea.