Breast Cancer Prevention
Introduction:
The female hormone estrogen has long been known to be a major cause of breast cancer. The male hormone testosterone also contributes to the development of breast cancer in women because it is converted into estrogen by cells in the breast. In l990, Drs. Liehr and Roy published a study in the Journal of Free Radical & Biologic Medicine to show that estrogen stimulates cells of the breast to produce the toxic cancer-causing free radicals. Two body-made hormones that also stimulate breast cells to produce these cancer-causing radicals are prolactin and the prostaglandins.
PROSTAGLANDINS. Fatty acid types of this hormone cause breast cells to produce a cancer causing free radical called singlet oxygen. The vitamin carotene and the enzyme called glutathione, both members of the Cancer Detox System, protect breast cells against this potent carcinogen. Vegetable oils, with the exception of olive oil, contain ingredients that stimulate the production of the prostaglandins. Therefore, olive oil should be the only oil allowed in the diet of women who want to practice breast cancer prevention. Cookies, pastries, cakes, breads, crackers and many other foods including peanut butter all contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. Such oils automatically contain cancer causing trans-fatty acids. Studies show that women who have the highest amount of trans-fatty acids in their bodies have the highest rates of breast cancer. Women therefore should avoid all foods containing partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. Read the labels on foods.
OBESITY & ISCHEMIA. Obesity not only increases the production of estrogen and testosterone in the bodies of women, but it also causes ischemia (reduction of flow of blood to cells and tissues). It has been discovered that ischemia stimulates the cells of the breast to produce the cancer causing free radicals. These facts explain why obese women are several times more likely to develop breast cancer than women of normal weight.
OVER-THE-COUNTER & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. When these drugs are abused, they deplete the body's stores of a chemical called glucuronic acid. The Cancer Detox System uses glucuronic acid to regulate blood levels of estrogen and also to flush cancer causing chemicals from the body. This process is called conjugation or glucuronicdation. A phytochemical found in fruits and vegetables called d-glucarate enhances the process of glucuronicdation and therefore helps prevent breast cancer. We recommend every woman over the age of 35 take daily supplements of calcium d-glucarate as part of a sound breast cancer preventative program.
SMOKING. Smoking causes chemicals called aromatic amines to flow into breast cells, thereby increasing the production of the cancer causing free radicals. This explains one of the reasons that smoking increases a womens risk of breast cancer. An enzyme called acetyltransferase, a member of the Cancer Detox System, neutralizes these toxic amines.
ALCOHOL. Abuse of alcohol can impair functions of the liver and reduce the number of cells that manufacture glucuronic acid. This is one reason that alcohol abuse can increase a woman's risk of developing breast cancer.
DIETARY DEFICIENCIES. Inadequate eating habits weaken the Cancer Detox System and therefore can increase a woman's chance of developing breast cancer.
INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR, PROLACTIN, GROWTH HORMONE, & PROSTAGLANDIN E-2. The most current research studies are proving a very strong relationship between a woman's risk of developing breast cancer and blood levels of the hormones insulin-like growth factor (ilgf), prolactin (pl), growth hormone (gh), and prostaglandine e-2 (pg.e-2).
As part of a sound breast cancer preventative protocol or regimen the Cancer Institute recommends every woman upon reaching the age of 35, undertake what we call a hormonal profile test. This test would determine her blood levels of the following hormones: estrogen, testosterone, ilgf, pl, gh, and pg.e-2. We recommend follow-up tests every 3 to 5 years, depending upon the results of each test.
Reducing levels of any of these hormones, if found to be elevated in the blood, would certainly enhance every woman's chances of avoiding breast cancer in her lifetime.
The key, to the prevention of breast cancer lies in a healthy Cancer Detox System. Following the Cancer Institutes dietary guidelines and suggested supplements for a healthy Cancer Detox System will provide every woman with her best chance of avoiding breast cancer. Keep in mind, however, that lifestyle abuses, as outlined herein, can impair the functions of the Cancer Detox System.
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