Does 30 grams of fat per day reduce recurrence rates?

[rhondalea]

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.

[Jackie07]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25763165

Electron Physician. 2014 Jul 1;6(3):894-905. doi: 10.14661/2014.894-905.
Lifestyle changes for prevention of breast cancer.
Hashemi SH1, Karimi S2, Mahboobi H3.
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Abstract
Breast cancer is the second most common cause of death from cancer among women. Lifestyle changes are shown to be important in the prevention of breast cancer. Diet, physical activity, smoking, alcohol use, and vitamin and mineral use are key factors influencing the risk of breast cancer among women. Because these factors are related to each other, it is difficult to assess their individual roles in breast cancer. Some of these factors are alterable, meaning that women can decrease their risk for breast cancer by changing their behavior. Breast cancer is associated with a high rate of mortality and morbidity among women. Therefore, it is logical to try to find ways to decrease the risk of developing breast cancer. Lifestyle changes seem to be an easy, effective, and economical way to help prevention breast cancer. In women with a confirmed breast cancer diagnosis who are under radiotherapy treatment after undergoing a mastectomy, lifestyle changes are still very important. Some factors, such as smoking cessation and prevention of weight gain, may improve the long-term survival chances of these patients. Therefore, ways to increase women's knowledge about the role of lifestyle changes in the prevention of breast cancer and in the survival of patients with diagnosed breast cancer should be considered and studied.