Increased dietary intakes of alpha- and beta-carotene may reduce the risk of breast cancer among female smokers, suggests a new study from Sweden.
LivingFuel HealthAlert: DHA Omega-3 May Improve Chemotherapy Outcomes
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Supplements of the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) may improve outcomes for breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, says a new study from France.
A daily dose of 1.8 grams of DHA also produced no adverse effects, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Cancer.
Curcumin And Bioperine Target Breast Cancer Stem Cells
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A recent report is the first to conclude that curcumin and bioperine could help prevent cancer by targeting stem cells. This mechanism has the potential to prevent estrogen-sensitive tumors as well as more aggressive non-estrogen dependent cancers.
HealthAlert Update: Dangers of Medical Radiation
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Dear Living Fuel Family,
In current health news, the controversy and debate surrounding mammograms have quickly displaced the coverage of the H1N1 swine flu. However, what’s painfully missing are two all-important questions – are these screening procedures as safe as we have been led to believe and are there any alternatives?
Thank you for the great feedback from our HealthAlert last month on the dangers of medical radiation. In today’s HealthAlert Update, join me as I cut through the array of confusing news reports with some practical common sense.
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Resveratrol Could Prove HRT Alternative
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Treatment based on resveratrol could be a safer alternative to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal women and could help prevent breast cancer, according to a new study.
How Vitamin D Reduces the Incidence of Cancer
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In a new study, researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center used a complex computer prediction model to determine that intake of vitamin D3 and calcium would prevent 58,000 new cases of breast cancer and 49,000 new cases of colorectal cancer annually in the US and Canada.
New Stance On Breast Cancer Screenings For Women
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Most women don’t need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said Monday. It’s a major reversal that conflicts with the American Cancer Society’s long-standing position.
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Gut Bacteria Link To Breast Cancer Probed
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A research project, funded by the US Department of Defense, is evaluating how microbial imbalances may impact diseases such as breast cancer.
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Eradicate Breast Cancer With Vitamin D?
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Breast cancer is a disease so directly related to vitamin D deficiency that a woman’s risk of contracting the disease can be ‘virtually eradicated’ by elevating her vitamin D status to what vitamin D scientists consider to be natural blood levels.
That’s the message vitamin D pioneer Dr. Cedric Garland delivered in Toronto Tuesday as part of the University of Toronto School of Medicine’s “Diagnosis and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency” conference – the largest gathering of vitamin D researchers in North America this year. More than 170 researchers, public health officials and health practitioners gathered at the UT Faculty club for the landmark event.
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