Composition comprising a complex of (+)-catechin and amino acid for the treatment and prevention of cancer

A method for treating or reducing the risk of cancer in a patient, said method comprising administering to said patient a composition in an amount effective to treat or reduce the risk of cancer in a patient, the composition comprising a compound of monomeric (+)-catechin and at least one basic amino acid or at least one basic amino acid derivative, wherein said monomeric (+)-catechin has a molar equivalence ratio relative to said one basic amino acid or to said one basic amino acid derivative of between 1:1 and 1:2.5, wherein said at least one basic amino acid is selected from lysine, arginine or a mixture of lysine and arginine, wherein said at least one basic amino acid derivative is selected from the group consisting of a derivative of lysine, a derivative of arginine, and a mixture of a derivative of lysine and a derivative of arginine, and wherein the composition does not comprise an amino acid other than said lysine, arginine, or lysine or arginine derivative, or a mixture of said lysine and arginine or lysine and arginine derivatives.