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White Button Mushroom Tablets May Slow Prostate Cancer

White Button Mushroom Tablets May Slow Prostate Cancer

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What they found

White button mushroom reduced tumor-helping immune cells (MDSCs) in mice and in prostate cancer patients after 3 months of tablets.

White button mushroom reduced tumor-helping immune cells (MDSCs) in mice and in prostate cancer patients after 3 months of tablets.

The number

shrank tumors by 47.39%

How solid is it?

Animal

Animal

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Agaricus bisporus

Agaricus bisporus

Published in

Clinical and Translational Medicine

Clinical and Translational Medicine

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

HEALTH & WELLNESS

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Slow Prostate Cancer

Slow Prostate Cancer

A new study found that white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) consumption reduced myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in both prostate cancer mouse models and patients. Usually, MDSCs help us, but in cancer, they switch sides and prevent the immune system from attacking the tumors. In mice, the treatment shrank tumors by 47.39% without side effects. In prostate cancer patients, 3 months of white button mushroom tablets similarly reduced circulating MDSCs and activated immune cells, suggesting it could slow prostate cancer progression.

A new study found that white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) consumption reduced myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in both prostate cancer mouse models and patients. Usually, MDSCs help us, but in cancer, they switch sides and prevent the immune system from attacking the tumors. In mice, the treatment shrank tumors by 47.39% without side effects. In prostate cancer patients, 3 months of white button mushroom tablets similarly reduced circulating MDSCs and activated immune cells, suggesting it could slow prostate cancer progression.

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