Mice with metastatic cancer on either a standard or ketogenic diet also received the ketone supplement 1,3-butanediol. The supplement slowed tumor growth and lengthened survival by 34 to 50 percent, and the researchers suggest it might help patients on standard care.
Food Consumer
Food
Exceptional vegan cuisine like you've never tasted before!
Vege USA's Vegetarian Plus brand makes frozen vegan versions of classic Asian, Indian and American dishes, among them citrus sparerib cutlets, kung pao chicken and black pepper steaks. The products use non-GMO soy protein and contain no cholesterol or MSG.
Supplements
Fenugreek extracts help treat drug resistant breast cancer
A 2016 study reports that fenugreek (Trigonella foenum) extract cut the viability, clonogenicity and invasion of doxorubicin-resistant breast cancer cells and made them more sensitive to the drug; in mice, the combination shrank tumors. The writer asks why the extract was not tested alone.
Vitamins
High vitamin D levels better breast cancer survival
A 2016 JAMA Oncology study of 1,666 breast cancer patients found those in the highest tertile of serum vitamin D at diagnosis were 28% less likely to die during follow-up than those in the lowest, with a stronger association among premenopausal women.
Food
White wine drinkers more likely to develop melanoma
Across three US cohorts, each additional 12.8 grams of alcohol a day was linked to a 22% higher melanoma risk, but only white wine carried the association: drinking it five or more times a week was tied to 31% higher risk. Other alcoholic drinks showed none.
Food
UK breakfast habits – AHDB
A Toluna QuickSurveys poll of 2,000 people in the UK found 65% eat breakfast at the table on weekdays and 73% at weekends, while a quarter skip breakfast some days. Half start with grains, cereals or oats, and 24.3% with toast and a topping.
Food
Pumpkin seed extract fights prostate cnacer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer
An ethanolic extract of Styrian pumpkin seeds inhibited the growth of prostate, breast and colorectal cancer cells by 40 to 50% in the laboratory, without estrogenic activity or effect on hormone receptors. The authors say the efficacy still needs confirming.
Food
U.S. decline in meat protein consumption raises concern for Texas A&M scientist
Texas A&M animal scientist Guoyao Wu says a 14 percent drop in U.S. meat consumption over a decade worries him, arguing meat supplies antioxidants such as taurine and carnosine that plants do not, and blaming obesity on portion sizes and inactivity rather than meat.
Phytochemicals
Cardamonin helps treat breast cancer
A study led by Deyong Jia at the University of Ottawa found cardamonin, a compound in many plants, killed breast cancer stem-like cells enriched by chemotherapy in cell cultures and in mice, where it slowed tumor growth alongside doxorubicin.
Supplements
Curcumin helps fight glioblastoma
Intranasal curcumin or its derivatives put 50% of treated mice with glioblastoma into remission, with similar results from an encapsulated form given intraperitoneally. A separate study suggests curcumin may suppress the cancer stem cells chemotherapy generates in pancreatic cancer.
Environment
PAHs raise breast cancer risk
A study in Cancer Research found long-term exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons was associated with higher breast cancer risk: 20% for a spouse's tobacco smoke, 30% for synthetic firelogs, 45% for ingesting PAHs and 46% across all sources combined.
Drug
Raritan Pharmaceuticals Recalls Products Containing Belladonna Extract
Raritan Pharmaceuticals is recalling homeopathic products it makes for Homeolab USA, including CVS infants' teething tablets and two children's ear relief liquids, because FDA testing found belladonna extract at levels that varied from the label. Consumers should stop using the listed lots.
Lifestyle
Induced abortion raises breast cancer risk
A meta-analysis of 36 Chinese studies in Cancer Causes Control found women with at least one induced abortion were 44% more likely to develop breast cancer, rising to 76% and 89% after two or three. The studies were observational, so the association is not necessarily causal.
Supplements
Nutritional therapy betters breast cancer outcomes
A study in Molecular Aspects of Medicine gave 32 high-risk breast cancer patients antioxidants, essential fatty acids and coenzyme Q10 alongside surgery and standard treatment. Over 18 months none died against four deaths expected, none showed new metastases, and six had partial remission.
Vitamins
Vitamin D may help fight prostate cancer
Among 1,000 prostate cancer patients followed for 23 years, those with higher circulating vitamin D at diagnosis were 28 percent less likely to die of the disease, an observational study found. Whether vitamin D prevents prostate cancer remains unclear.
Supplements
Beta-glucan lowers bad cholesterol
A review of 14 randomized trials in the FASEB Journal found that roughly 6.5 to 6.9 grams a day of barley beta-glucan, taken for about four weeks, moderately lowered LDL and non-HDL cholesterol compared with control diets, though it did not change apoB.
Supplements
Natural therapy better than chemotherapy at treating pancreatic cancer
A Cell Death and Disease study found gemcitabine killed pancreatic cancer cells but also induced drug resistance, while sulforaphane from cruciferous vegetables and quercetin killed the cells without inducing resistance. The work was done in cultured cells.
Diet
Watch: Amazing 4-minute video of family's healing through non-GMO & organic diets
An Institute for Responsible Technology appeal pointing readers to a four-minute video of mothers describing their families' recoveries after switching to non-GMO and organic diets, and asking them to share their own stories and donate.
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