Flaxseed Proves Itself

[Tom]

Well, well. God continues to be good to Mom and I. Not only has he allowed both of us to wake up and live at least one more morning, but he has given me another piece of research that I can torture the oncologist with. The poor guy is still reading the long green tea articles I gave him last week, and now he will be assaulted again tomorrow during her weekly Herceptin infusion. I shouldn't be so smug, but I do enjoy trying to enlighten them with research that they are truly to busy to sit down and browse through.

I found this article on one of my favorite sites today, which is www.oncolink.com. It describes how flaxseed, along with it's natural component flaxseed oil, inhibits the progression of estrogen-negative breast cancers, by promoting apoptosis and inhibiting metastases. Forgive my zeal, but it always makes me feel like we are getting somewhere when I read something like this. Those of us fighting ER negative tumors have always been a little behind the eightball, as we can't rely on Tamoxifen and the aromatase inhibitors for help. I have been giving Mom milled, actually sliced, flaxseed for some months now, along with flaxseed oil. My original purpose for doing so was to have an easy way to get her the Omega-9 oleic acid that has been proven to have a synergistic effect when used during Herceptin treatment. I had read that an additional benefit was gained by the use of flaxseed as well as the oil, from the pre-lignans and lignans found in flaxseed. This article seems to confirm those theories.

I still give Mom lots of olive oil, both by cooking with it, and giving her a tablespoon by mouth each day. I continue to give her the olive oil not only for it's oleic acid content, but just in case it turns out that there is some beneficial mystery component in olive oil besides the Omega-9 oleic acid. I like to cover my bases when it comes to pure supplements that are derived from foods. You never know what might be in the plant compounds that can either help by itself, or provide additional benefits when in the presence of the studied ingredient.

Anyway, I didn't mean to beat this thing to death, but here is the link for the article. I will now print it out so that I can be ready to thrust it into the hands of the oncologist as we walk through the door tomorrow morning. I think I will pack Mom a tuna sandwich with a table spoon of fresh flaxseed stirred in, for her bag lunch to take to infusion with us. Ahhhh...I love the smell of flaxseed, green tea, and Herceptin in the morning. It smells like...VICTORY. I always love to find another small nail to drive into the heart of the Beast. Take care all, and keep on reading. The answers are out there somewhere, and I'm not gonna give up until I find them. Mom deserves at least that much, and more from me. All of you beautiful ladies do. God Bless all of you and those that love you.

http://www.oncolink.com/resources/ar...th=09&id=12355