Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 The results, published in Cancer Epidemiological Biomarkers and Prevention in February 2006, noted that while no associations were observed for intakes of specific dairy foods or calcium and ovarian cancer risk, "A modest elevation in the risk of ovarian cancer was seen for lactose intake at the level that was equivalent to three or more servings of milk per day." The researchers noted that since three servings is exactly what the dietary guidelines recommend, "the relation between dairy product consumption and ovarian cancer risk at these consumption levels deserves further examination. |
Elaine Magee
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 Lower your risk of ovarian cancer. When you drink your tea each day, you kill at least two birds with one stone because one of the flavonoids found in tea, kaempferol, has recently been linked to lowering the risk of ovarian cancer.
Researcher Margaret Gates, a doctoral candidate at Harvard University's School of Public Health, suggests that consuming between 10 and 12 milligrams a day of kaempferol (an amount you can get from 4 cups of tea) offers some protection against ovarian cancer.
Drink your way to weight loss. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 OVARIAN CANCER: A prospective study of seventy-one women diagnosed with ovarian cancer showed a significantly reduced risk of ovarian cancer with higher tomato consumption.
PROSTATE CANCER: Subjects who consumed tomato sauce daily for three weeks before their prostatectomy had a significant decrease in DNA damage in prostate tissues and an increase in prostate cancer cell death. A case-control study found a significant inverse association between higher plasma lycopene derived from plant sources such as tomatoes and lower risk of prostate cancer. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| The results, published in Cancer Epidemiological Biomarkers and Prevention in February 2006, noted that while no associations were observed for intakes of specific dairy foods or calcium and ovarian cancer risk, "A modest elevation in the risk of ovarian cancer was seen for lactose intake at the level that was equivalent to three or more servings of milk per day." The researchers noted that since three servings is exactly what the dietary guidelines recommend, "the relation between dairy product consumption and ovarian cancer risk at these consumption levels deserves further examination. |
Gabriel Cousens
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 More recently, data collected from the Harvard Nurses Health Study was used to assess the lactose, milk, and milk product consumption in relation to ovarian cancer risk in more than 80,000 women. Over sixteen years of follow-up, 301 cases of one particular type of ovarian cancer were confirmed in this study group. Results showed that women who consumed the most lactose had twice the risk of this type of ovarian cancer than women who drank the least lactose. It was suggested that galactose (a component of lactose) may damage ovarian cells, making them more susceptible to cancer. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 Most doctors would recommend leaving ovaries in women under 45 and might recommend removing them in women over 45 because they will soon be menopausal, oftentimes to prevent ovarian cancer. However, we cannot remove all of our organs to reduce the risk of cancer. Since the lifetime risk of ovarian cancer is 1 in 70, women with healthy ovaries should be encouraged to leave them in place when possible. Special circumstances, such as a strong family history of ovarian cancer, might warrant their removal. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| OVARIAN CANCER: A prospective study of seventy-one women diagnosed with ovarian cancer showed a significantly reduced risk of ovarian cancer with higher tomato consumption.
PROSTATE CANCER: Subjects who consumed tomato sauce daily for three weeks before their prostatectomy had a significant decrease in DNA damage in prostate tissues and an increase in prostate cancer cell death. A case-control study found a significant inverse association between higher plasma lycopene derived from plant sources such as tomatoes and lower risk of prostate cancer. |
Bottom Line Health
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| This is the longest survival reported to date for advanced ovarian cancer," says Armstrong.
The average time before the disease recurred was also longer for women who received the combination therapy—23.8 months compared with 18.3 months for women on the intravenous therapy alone, the study found. NOW THE STANDARD TREATMENT AT HOPKINS
Armstrong says the results are so encouraging that intraperitoneal chemotherapy is now Johns Hopkins' standard treatment for stage III ovarian cancer with surgically removed tumors.
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Elaine Magee
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| When you drink your tea each day, you kill at least two birds with one stone because one of the flavonoids found in tea, kaempferol, has recently been linked to lowering the risk of ovarian cancer.
Researcher Margaret Gates, a doctoral candidate at Harvard University's School of Public Health, suggests that consuming between 10 and 12 milligrams a day of kaempferol (an amount you can get from 4 cups of tea) offers some protection against ovarian cancer.
Drink your way to weight loss. In the cooler months, it is definitely easier to down a couple of mugs of hot green tea. |
| We may be adding ovarian cancer to that list, too. Although not definitive, a new study in Cancer Causes and Control found that women whose diets included large amounts of olive oil reduced their ovarian cancer risk by 30 percent. Choosing lean meats and low-fat dairy products and substituting olive and canola oil for butter, lard, and high-trans-fat margarines when possible is a great place to start.
Lose weight. Keep extra weight off as best you can by working out almost every day (consult your physician before starting an exercise program) and containing extra calories by limiting fat. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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| Since the lifetime risk of ovarian cancer is 1 in 70, women with healthy ovaries should be encouraged to leave them in place when possible. Special circumstances, such as a strong family history of ovarian cancer, might warrant their removal.
Myomectomies are particularly appropriate for women who wish to retain their childbearing option or in women with a small submucous myoma that causes a bleeding problem. Most myomectomies for large intramural fibroids are done abdominally. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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 There was about a 50% increase in ovarian cancer that was not statistically significant, mainly because ovarian cancer is much less common than breast cancer, and no increase in uterine cancer. HRT had no effect on cancer when all cancers were combined, and it reduced the risk of osteoporotic fracture.2 It did, however, increase the risk of stroke by 31%. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| In November 2004, research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition by Swedish researchers concluded that "our data indicate that high intakes of lactose and dairy products, particularly milk, are associated with an increased risk of serious ovarian cancer, but not of other subtypes of ovarian cancer." And just as the manuscript for this book was being submitted, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health examined twelve different previously published studies to try to find some trends. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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| There was about a 50% increase in ovarian cancer that was not statistically significant, mainly because ovarian cancer is much less common than breast cancer, and no increase in uterine cancer. HRT had no effect on cancer when all cancers were combined, and it reduced the risk of osteoporotic fracture.2 It did, however, increase the risk of stroke by 31%. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| In November 2004, research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition by Swedish researchers concluded that "our data indicate that high intakes of lactose and dairy products, particularly milk, are associated with an increased risk of serious ovarian cancer, but not of other subtypes of ovarian cancer." And just as the manuscript for this book was being submitted, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health examined twelve different previously published studies to try to find some trends. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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 WARNING SIGN
The signs of ovarian cancer are so vague they're often ignored or confused with other, less serious conditions.
In June 2007, the American Cancer Society and other medical associations officially recognized the following as early warning signs of ovarian cancer, particularly if they last for more than just a few weeks:
¦ Pelvic or abdominal pain
¦ Difficulty eating or feeling full quickly
• Feeling a frequent or urgent need to urinate
THE SCOOP ON POOP
A variety of terms are used to describe the solid waste our bodies produce. |
Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea
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 Carriers of the former have a 50 to 85% lifetime risk of breast cancer and a 20 to 40% risk of ovarian cancer; for carriers of the latter, the breast cancer risk is similar, while that for ovarian cancer is halved.
Surgery to remove both breasts obviously prevents breast cancer, but it is controversial for three reasons: the trauma of disfiguring surgery, the fact that cancer does not develop in all carriers, and the notion that careful monitoring can lead to effective treatment. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| OVARIAN CANCER: Ginger induced apoptosis (programmed cell death) and autophagy (cells digesting themselves) in ovarian cancer cells. Ginger was also effective at controlling inflammation, thus stopping the cancer cells from growing.
COLON CANCER: Ginger was found to protect against the formation of colon cancer in mice injected with cancer cells.
Don't Throw Me an Anvil!
Ginger has blood-thinning qualities and may be contraindicated if you are on blood thinners. Check with your doctor or a registered dietitian for advice on the inclusion of ginger. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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| However, older women with ovarian cysts are at increased risk of developing ovarian cancer. In fact, facial hair in a postmenopausal woman may actually be a red flag for ovarian cancer.
VERY HAIRY MEN
Just like bearded ladies, so-called werewolves have been standard attractions at side shows. This type of excessive hair growth in men, medically known as congenital hypertrichosis, is exceedingly rare. |
Gabriel Cousens
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| Results showed that women consuming four or more servings of dairy a day had double the risk of ovarian cancer, compared to those consuming low or no dairy. Milk was the dairy product with the strongest positive association with ovarian cancer.
LUNG CANCER
A study by Curtis Mettlin, funded by the American Cancer Society and cited in the International Journal of Cancer, April 15, 1989, showed that people drinking three or more glasses of whole milk a day had a twofold increase in lung cancer. |
| Results showed that women who consumed the most lactose had twice the risk of this type of ovarian cancer than women who drank the least lactose. It was suggested that galactose (a component of lactose) may damage ovarian cells, making them more susceptible to cancer.40
In 2004, Susanna Larsson and colleagues of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, published a study41 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that examined the association between intake of dairy products and lactose and the risk of ovarian cancer. |
| Over sixteen years of follow-up, 301 cases of one particular type of ovarian cancer were confirmed in this study group. Results showed that women who consumed the most lactose had twice the risk of this type of ovarian cancer than women who drank the least lactose. It was suggested that galactose (a component of lactose) may damage ovarian cells, making them more susceptible to cancer. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| The researchers noted that since three servings is exactly what the dietary guidelines recommend, "the relation between dairy product consumption and ovarian cancer risk at these consumption levels deserves further examination."
I wish we could say for certain what conclusions can be drawn from so many conflicting studies that suggest connections without proving cause. Unfortunately, we can't. All I can do is point them out in the hope that they will at least cause people to reflect on whether the "all milk all the time" mantra of the dairy industry ought to be taken with a grain of salt. |
Ray D. Strand
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 At age twenty-one, Kymberly had ovarian cancer. This being an unusual disease for such a young woman, the diagnosis caught her and her family totally off guard. After surgery the surgeon was quite optimistic that he had removed it all. He wanted to take every precaution, however, and requested that Kymberly see the oncologist. Her oncologist insisted that she go through some heavy chemotherapy, primarily because of her young age—she still had a lot of life ahead of her.
It was about this time that Kymberly consulted me. |
Bill Sardi
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 A published study of 27 cancer patients with ovarian cancer who were treated with two drugs, found when tissue samples were assayed for effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs, there were 26% complete and 44% partial responses to treatment, or an overall response rate of 70%. [Gynecologic Oncology 88: 35-39, 2003] Dr. Nagourney's idea is to start with drug therapy that is more likely to work than not in an individual patient. It is dismaying that there is no rational method to select anti-cancer drugs for individual patients after more than 50 years of their use. |
Frederic Vagnini, M.D. and Barry Fox, Ph.D.
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 Carboplatin is used to treat ovarian cancer, a disease that can be difficult to detect in its early stages because it often doesn't produce obvious symptoms until it's advanced. A woman's chance of survival depends on how soon her treatment begins. If it starts when the cancer is still at stage I, there's a 70 percent or greater chance of surviving five years after the diagnosis. If treatment isn't begun until the cancer is in stage III or IV, the five-year survival odds drop to 5 to 40 percent.
Carboplatin is officially approved for use in ovarian cancer. |
David Steinman
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 Although human research is limited and poorly funded, the herbicide has been incriminated in two of three published reports in a threefold increase in ovarian cancer risk.37'38'39 Funding for such studies is difficult for researchers to come by, but the risks are real both for our immediate health and because atrazine is another petroleum-derived chemical that feeds off our oil addiction.
It isn't only the fish of the Northwest or frogs in the Midwest that face tough times. Polar bears don't have it any easier. |
Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S.
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 Researchers at Harvard Medical School suggested in the early 1990s that high levels of a sugar called galactose, which is released by the digestion of lactose in milk, might damage the ovaries and even lead to ovarian cancer. While further study is necessary to definitively establish this link, Walter Willett, M.D.— chairman of the department of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public
Health and one of the most respected researchers in the world—says, "I believe that a positive link between galactose and ovarian cancer shows up too many times to ignore the possibility that it may be harmful. |
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