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Breast Cancer News
01-05-2013, 01:31 PM
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Just diagnosed teacher
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There are some foods that have been specifically found to protect against HER2 positive breast cancer. One of the most well studied is extra-virgin olive oil. Olive oil also appears to enhance the...
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Breast Cancer News
01-05-2013, 10:20 AM
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Just diagnosed teacher
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Chemo brain can affect verbal processing, which means potentially not being able to think of words, wrong spelling and other verbal glitches. I actually managed to misspell my son's name on an...
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09-03-2011, 08:16 AM
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Tamoxifen help!
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Re mushrooms for ER+ disease, white button mushrooms and other common supermarket varieties (not maitake mushroom) have been shown to reduce aromatase (the conversion of androgens to estrogen within...
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09-02-2011, 10:36 AM
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Tamoxifen help!
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One thing that could possibly help you is to include more of the following foods and supplements in your diet: carrots, dry beans (e.g., kidney beans), kale, mushrooms, walnuts, fatty fish such as...
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08-16-2011, 02:35 PM
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metformin (common anti diabetes drug) decreases her2 protein levels by 85%
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Another side of the metformin discussion is that type 2 diabetes has been shown to promote HER2+ tumor development. Keeping blood sugar under good control and avoiding insulin spikes (from carb-heavy...
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Diet and Nutrition
08-06-2011, 11:54 AM
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Turmeric
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There is some evidence that black pepper can enhance the anti-cancer effects of turmeric. One study found that curcumin (found in turmeric) may decrease breast cancer risk by reducing breast stem...
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Diet and Nutrition
07-30-2011, 03:29 PM
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Co-Enzyme Q10 is not only good for heart, but also against Cancer
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Re: Co-Enzyme Q10 is not only good for heart, but also against Cancer
Hi bird,
the available evidence re CoQ10 and breast cancer is just too thin for me and there have been a lot of poor quality studies (in contrast with the work on CoQ10 and heart failure, which...
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Diet and Nutrition
07-29-2011, 06:41 AM
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Co-Enzyme Q10 is not only good for heart, but also against Cancer
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Re: Co-Enzyme Q10 is not only good for heart, but also against Cancer
CoQ10 supplementation appears not to be completely safe for breast cancer patients and survivors. A deficiency in CoQ10 appears to increase breast cancer risk, however high levels may promote breast...
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