Good news on preventing breast cancer....

Today's post: Monday, 6-30-2008

I’ve long thought that all or most of the things that prevent prostate cancer, also prevent breast cancer.

Certainly everything on the list in my post on Friday, 6-20-2008, that tends to prevent all cancers apply to preventing breast cancer.

Resveratrol looks to be a compound that tends to prevent all cancers.

And, it seems that the same group that found resveratrol looks to be effective in preventing prostate cancer did a similar test that suggests it works as well to prevent breast cancer

[Just a bit over a week ago, I did a post on a way new to me to cut your chances of getting prostate cancer in half.

(Slash your risk of prostate cancer....Friday, 6-20-2008)

And, in that post, I also listed a quick summary of many other ways to prevent cancer, prevent prostate cancer, & prevent the most dangerous & aggressive form of prostate cancer.

I also posted not long ago about the information I read that taking resveratrol, in addition to likely slowing your rate of aging, apparently both increases new blood vessels for health supporting needs AND turns OFF new blood vessels being connected to cancer cells which made it an effective cancer preventative & possibly an effective complementary treatment for cancer.

Most if not all the things on that list likely all prevent breast cancer also. So I encourage you to read that post.]

Here’s the Early to Rise article on resveratrol testing as preventive for breast cancer.:

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“An Antioxidant That Beats Breast Cancer

By Dr. Ray Sahelian, MD

Yesterday, I told you that animal studies have shown that resveratrol can help prevent the development of prostate cancer in men. Women, too, have a specific reason to pay attention to this powerful antioxidant: It can help protect against breast cancer.

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology found that female mice given resveratrol had a significantly reduced risk of developing breast cancer.

This anti-aging substance has a host of additional health benefits - and we look forward to more research over the next few years to give us a fuller understanding of them.

Meanwhile, blueberries, red grapes, cranberries, bilberries, and - of course - red wine are all good sources of resveratrol. You can also find it in supplement form in many health food stores.”

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As I mentioned above & in earlier posts, there is MUCH more to the anti-cancer & anti-aging action of the resveratrol than its antioxidant effects alone.

So, my take on it is that taking it is considerably more likely to prevent cancer & breast cancer if you take resveratrol daily.

And, the foods that contain resveratrol all have other health benefits. So including them in your diet, is also a good idea.

(Note that women have to be stricter with the amount of red wine it’s safe to drink each week than men. For most women, more than 6 glasses a week or more than one each day is probably not a good idea.)