Exercise prevents cancer

March 3, 2010 — Zenfix

Exercise in prevention and management of cancer.

OPINION STATEMENT: Regular and vigorous physical exercise has been scientifically established as providing strong preventative medicine against cancer with the potential to reduce incidence by 40%. The effect is strongest for breast and colorectal cancer; however, evidence is accumulating for the protective influence on prostate cancer, although predominantly for more advanced disease and in older men…

Newton RU, Galvão DA.
Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2008 Jun;9(2-3):135-46. Epub 2008 Aug 13. Review.
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Green tea and cancer

February 28, 2010 — Zenfix

Green tea: nature’s defense against malignancies.

The review is intended to highlight the chemistry of green tea, its antioxidant potential, its immunopotentiating properties and mode of action against various cancer cell lines that showed its potential as a chemopreventive agent against colon, skin, lung, prostate, and breast cancer.

Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2009 May;49(5):463-73.

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Obesity and Cancer

February 14, 2010 — Zenfix

Obesity and cancer.

“Epidemiological studies have suggested that obesity is associated with increased risk of several cancer types including colon, esophagus, breast (in postmenopausal women), endometrium, kidney, liver, gallbladder and pancreas.”

Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2009 Nov;117(10):563-6.
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Dairy and the risk of colorectal cancer

February 13, 2010 — Zenfix

Intake of dairy products and risk of colorectal neoplasia.

Studies have shown that 1000 to 2000 mg of calcium per day may reduce colorectal adenoma recurrence. Dairy products contain calcium ,vitamin D other potential chemopreventive components.

Nutr Res Rev. 2008 Jun;21(1):56-67.
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Colorectal cancer prevention

February 10, 2010 — Zenfix

The potential for prevention of colorectal cancer in the UK.

“We estimate that 31.5% of cancers in men and 18.4% in women could be prevented if reasonable targets with respect to diet (reduced consumption of red meat, increased fruit and vegetables), exercise (30 min 5 days a week), alcohol consumption (3 U a day for men, 2 U for women) and weight control were achieved.”

Eur J Cancer Prev. 2009 Feb 20.
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Green tea cancer prevention

February 7, 2010 — Zenfix

Green tea (Camellia sinensis) for the prevention of cancer

Green tea contains catechins which are powerful antioxidants that may prevent cancer. This Cochrane review looked at 51 studies that included:

  • cancer of the digestive tract,
  • breast cancer,
  • prostate cancer,
  • lung cancer,
  • ovarian cancer,
  • oral cancer.

Drinking 3 to 5 cups of green tea per day is safe and provides 250 mg of catechins per day.
The author concludes that there is insufficient evidence for green tea consumption preventing cancer.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Jul 8;(3):CD005004.

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Aspirin and NSAIDs for cancer prevention

February 4, 2010 — Zenfix

Aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for cancer prevention: an international consensus statement

Aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) could prevent colorectal cancer and may probably prevent other cancers. Research is focusing on breast, prostate, lung, stomach, and oesophageal cancer.

Lancet Oncol. 2009 May;10(5):501-7
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Energy intake, physical activity and cancer

February 1, 2010 — Zenfix

Energy intake, physical activity, energy balance, and cancer: epidemiologic evidence.

Obesity increases the risk of cancers of

  • colon and rectum
  • breast (in postmenopausal women)
  • endometrium (lining of the uterus)
  • kidney (renal cell)
  • esophagus (adenocarcinoma).

Obesity probably increases cancers of

  • pancreas
  • liver
  • gallbladder
  • aggressive prostate cancer.
Methods Mol Biol. 2009;472:191-215.
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Vitamin D and global cancer prevention

January 20, 2010 — Zenfix

Vitamin D for cancer prevention: global perspective

Can a daily dose of 2000 IU of vitamin D(3) reduce case-fatality rates of breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer by 50%?

Ann Epidemiol. 2009 Jul;19(7):468-83.
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Diet and cancer chemoprevention

December 27, 2009 — Zenfix

Dietary factors and cancer chemoprevention: an overview of obesity-related malignancies.

“Currently, obesity-related malignancies, e.g., cancers of the breast, prostate and colon are the leading cancers in the industrialized societies.”

This review looks at cancer prevention studies in selected cancers associated with obesity:

  • Prostate cancer
  • Breast cancer
  • Endometrial cancer
  • Kidney cancer
  • Esophageal adenocarcinoma
  • Colon cancer

And on foods that have anti-obesity and anti-cancer effects:

  • Garlic
  • Fenugreek
  • Green tea
  • Soy
  • Bitter melon
  • Plant defense molecules
  • Fish
Murthy NS, Mukherjee S, Ray G, Ray A.
J Postgrad Med. 2009 Jan-Mar;55(1):45-54. Review.
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Calcium may reduce colorectal cancer risk

December 21, 2009 — Zenfix

Dairy Food, Calcium, and Risk of Cancer in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study.

This study was done over an average of 7 years. Total cancer was lower in women but not in men with the maximal benefit at 1300 mg per day. Colorectal cancer was lower in both men and women.

Arch Intern Med. 2009 Feb 23;169(4):391-401.

More In The News:
Calcium may cut colorectal cancer risk [Reuters].
Calcium Linked to Lower Colon Cancer Risk, Study Finds [New York Times].

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Fruit, vegetables, and colorectal cancer risk

December 15, 2009 — Zenfix

Fruit, vegetables, and colorectal cancer risk: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition.

A high consumption of fruit and vegetables was associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer; especially for colon cancer. The reduced risk was not seen in smokers.

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2009 May.
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