Tag: breast

Breast Cancer and Red Meat

Post author By BUM Interactif
Post date 8 June 2009

Researchers at the Albert Einstein Faculty of Medicine at Yeshiva University in the United States revealed that a diet rich in red meat does not increase the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women.

To arrive at this conclusion, Geoffrey C. Kabat’s team analysed medical documents of 120 755 American women and their diets.

Based on the study’s results published in the International Journal of Cancer medical review, also different cooking techniques, such as grilling, do not promote breast cancer.

Despite the results, Dr. Kabat believes that more research on the subject must be conducted, particularly, on younger women to further investigate the effects of young women exposed to mutagens in red meat.

Tags breast, cancer, ménopause, red meat, sein, viande

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Preventing Cancer with Nuts

Post author By BUM Interactif
Post date 27 April 2009

According to a report from ScienceDaily, consuming nuts provides the body with essential omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants and phytosterols, which reduce the risks of breast cancer.

Results from the study were presented at the American Association for Cancer Research during its 100th annual meeting held this year.

Elaine Hardman, a professor of medicine, claims that even if this study was conducted on laboratory animals, eating nuts is still beneficial to humans.

The data showed that consuming nuts considerably reduced breast cancer tumours, the number mammary glands affected by tumours, as well as the size of tumours.

Tags breast, cancer, cancer du sein, noix, nut, walnut

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Olive Oil’s Anti-Cancer Virtues

Post author By BUM Interactif
Post date 23 December 2008

A study published in BMC Cancer has revealed that extra-virgin olive oil possesses anti-breast cancer properties.

Spanish researchers isolated polyphenols in olive oil called lignans and secoiridoids, and discovered that these types of polyphenols suppress the HER2 gene associated with breast cancer.

“Our findings reveal for the first time that all major complex phenols present in extra-virgin olive oil drastically suppress overexpression of the cancer gene HER2 in human breast cancer cells,” said Javier Menendez of the Catalan Institute of Oncology in a BioMed Central press release.

Dr. Menendez did, however, specify that the results must be corroborated with other researchers.

Tags breast, cancer, huile d'olive, olive oil, phénol, sein