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rhondalea · 03-17-2015, 06:15 PM

Indeed, Becky, you are correct. (But that could still be the weight loss, not the low-fat aspect.)

Bottom line seems to me to be that a fresh food diet (avoid processed food) that ignores the government's push for more carbs (60%, really?!) and has a wide variety of nutrients is probably the best option until we get a definitive study. Add some exercise. Don't go overboard with any of it.

One of the suggestions I've heard is intermittent fasting. Here's a link to the Genesis 2-Day Diet materials I collected in my Dropbox back when I was researching diet:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/entsqdfk2...bRNsNN3Fa?dl=0

This is the study the Genesis Diet is based on:

http://journals.cambridge.org/action...07114513000792

The study PDF is also in the Dropbox folder I linked to.

This is the Genesis page at University Hospital at South Manchester:

http://www.uhsm.nhs.uk/research/Pages/Genesis.aspx

At the bottom of the page, you'll find additional links.

The answer to your first question, Spitfire, is "there's no way to know." The answer to your second question is "lab tests."

Here's a study (includes list of what they measured):

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19116382

I'm in the Metformin study. Given the amount of money invested in the study (to fund 300+ study sites), I can only assume IGF1 is prevalent.

03-17-2015, 06:15 PM	#5
rhondalea Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Somerset, NJ Posts: 487	Re: Does 30 grams of fat per day reduce recurrence rates? Indeed, Becky, you are correct. (But that could still be the weight loss, not the low-fat aspect.) Bottom line seems to me to be that a fresh food diet (avoid processed food) that ignores the government's push for more carbs (60%, really?!) and has a wide variety of nutrients is probably the best option until we get a definitive study. Add some exercise. Don't go overboard with any of it. One of the suggestions I've heard is intermittent fasting. Here's a link to the Genesis 2-Day Diet materials I collected in my Dropbox back when I was researching diet: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/entsqdfk2...bRNsNN3Fa?dl=0 This is the study the Genesis Diet is based on: http://journals.cambridge.org/action...07114513000792 The study PDF is also in the Dropbox folder I linked to. This is the Genesis page at University Hospital at South Manchester: http://www.uhsm.nhs.uk/research/Pages/Genesis.aspx At the bottom of the page, you'll find additional links. The answer to your first question, Spitfire, is "there's no way to know." The answer to your second question is "lab tests." Here's a study (includes list of what they measured): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19116382 I'm in the Metformin study. Given the amount of money invested in the study (to fund 300+ study sites), I can only assume IGF1 is prevalent. __________________ 2/6/09 Core needle biopsy: negative; Mammos through 2010: no change 3/30/11 Pea-sized lump in left breast at site of prior biopsy; mammo negative, sonogram not so much 4/14/11 Core needle biopsy: negative for cancer 5/18/11 Excisional biopsy 1.2 cm tumor, LVI, positive margin; ER+60%,PR+20%,HER2/CEP17 5 6/15/11 BMX: Left DCIS & LH; Right ADH; SNB: 2/3 nodes: 1.4 cm and 1 mm; ALND L1&2: 0/10; Stage IIa, Grade 3 7/14/11 CT/Bone scans NED; MUGA 66% 7/19/11 Biweekly dd AC w/Neulasta; done 8/30/11 9/13/11 Transfusion (Hemoglobin 8.6); MUGA 64% 9/20/11 Start Taxol + Herceptin; Taxol done 12/6/2011; continue Herceptin until 9/4/2012 12/27/11 Radiation - 6 weeks; 2/27/2012 - DONE! Yayyyy! 2/29/12 Start Tamoxifen 20 mg/day; continue until 2/28/17 5/16/12 Start five-years Metformin trial 6/19/12 MUGA 61% 8/21/12 Brain MRI NED (head still hurts, brain still fogged) 9/4/12 Herceptin done! 9/6/12 Port out! 7/11/13 Aricept 5mg for cognitive impairment; increased to 10mg as of 8/23/13; back to 5mg 12/2013 5/2014 Add Namenda 7mg 9/2014 Stop Aricept and Namenda; Neuropsychological evaluation 10/24/14 Start cognitive rehabilitation therapy