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Re: CANCER
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How cancer feeds on sugar (and other big reasons to avoid refined sweets)
by J. D. Heyes
(NaturalNews) Not only is sugar the primary source of excess calories in the United States, but the latest research also shows that cancer cells lap up high-fructose corn syrup, adding yet another reason to avoid it.
A couple of years ago, researchers from the University of California-Los Angeles found that pancreatic tumor cells use fructose to divide and reproduce, debunking earlier assumptions that all sugars were the same.
Tumor cells that were fed glucose and fructose used those sugars in two different ways, the research team said.
'Major significance for cancer patients'
Their findings, which were published in the journal Cancer Research, could help explain earlier studies that have linked ingestion of fructose with pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease.
"These findings show that cancer cells can readily metabolize fructose to increase proliferation," Dr. Anthony Heaney of UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center and colleagues wrote in 2010.
"They have major significance for cancer patients given dietary refined fructose consumption, and indicate that efforts to reduce refined fructose intake or inhibit fructose-mediated actions may disrupt cancer growth," he said.
North Americans, much more than people in most other industrialized nations, consume an incredible amount of fructose, mainly high fructose corn syrup, which is a mix of fructose and glucose used largely in sodas, bread and a host of other processed foods.
Incredibly, there is still no consensus among politicians, industry experts and some healthcare specialists over whether high fructose corn syrup and other sugary ingredients increase the nation's collective belt line (though Natural News readers and most reasonable people who don't grow corn for a living already know the answer to that "debate"). That's likely why there hasn't been more public education about the consequences of consuming fructose-heavy, processed foods.
Tumor cells thrive on all sugars
That said, some groups know the truth and have tried to speak it loudly. The American Heart Association, for example, says too much sugar of any kind will not only bust your belt but increase your risk of heart disease and stroke.
And a number of states, including New York and California, have considered levying a tax on sugary sodas to help pay for patients suffering from obesity-related diseases and who are covered under government health insurance programs. But these taxes have been successfully opposed, for the most part, with the help of millions of dollars in lobbying money from interest groups who say sugar is sugar.
Heaney's team found otherwise, Reuters reported. During trials, they grew pancreatic cancer cells and fed them both glucose and fructose.
The tumor cells thrived on both kinds of sugars but proliferated with fructose.
"Importantly, fructose and glucose metabolism are quite different," the team wrote.
"I think this paper has a lot of public health implications. Hopefully, at the federal level there will be some effort to step back on the amount of high fructose corn syrup in our diets," Heaney said in a statement.
Consumption of high fructose grew rapidly in the U.S. - by 1,000 percent - between 1970 and 1990, about the time the obesity epidemic began in earnest.
History of disease linked to sugary diets
High fructose corn syrup has also been linked to other medical conditions and diseases:
-- A diet high in corn syrup causes the body to produce excess uric acid, which worsens gout - a condition caused by high levels of uric acid - according to a study published in the March 2012 Journal of Nutrition.
-- Researchers at the Duke University in North Carolina said high fructose consumption can worsen non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by "depleting their store of critically important molecules called ATP, which provide liver cells (and other body cells) energy for important cellular processes, including metabolism," Science Daily reported.
-- A study published in the Journal of Nephrology found that ingestion of "dietary fructose" worsens kidney disease by inhibiting intestinal calcium absorption and inducing vitamin D deficiency.
Sources:
http://www.reuters.com
http://www.greenmedinfo.com
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502112705.htm
http://jasn.asnjournals.org/content/21/2/261.long
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Re: CANCER
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Groundbreaking new diet promises to prevent cancer
by Linn Cole
(NaturalNews) In Dr. Joel Fuhrman's recent book, Super Immunity, Fuhrman draws on studies conducted worldwide to pinpoint the ties between diet and cancer. His findings: many whole foods have specific medicinal properties which inhibit and fight cancer in a variety of ways. The final result of this effort is a comprehensive set of dietary guidelines proven to enhance the immune system and improve overall health in addition to routing cancer.
Plant foods trump animal products and processed foods
Animal foods present specific risks in relation to cancer. The saturated fat in meat, dairy and eggs encourages higher levels of circulating sex hormones such as testosterone and estrogen, in turn contributing to cancers such as estrogen-dependent breast cancer. Animal foods also raise levels of insulin-like growth factor, or IGF-1, which is linked to greater cancer risk overall. Amazingly, vegetarians enjoy a 40 percent reduced risk of cancer.
Chronic high consumption of sugar in turn leads to chronically high insulin; recent research has confirmed that most cancers mutate to make the best use of both insulin and IGF-1 for growth, effectively using them as fuel.
Whole plant foods, on the other hand, contain high levels of phytonutrients, antioxidants and fiber, all of which contribute to lower cancer risk. Fiber, which is not found in animal or processed foods, dampens levels of circulating estrogen, lowers the risk of colon cancer and likely enhances general immunity.
GOMBBS - Greens, onion, mushrooms, berries, beans and seeds
Fuhrman coined this quirky acronym to capture the most demonstrably powerful anti-cancer foods. Greens are the most nutrient-dense foods in the world; the cruciferous vegetable family in particular, including broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and many others, generates compounds known as isothiocyanates (ITCs) when blended, chopped or chewed that have a plethora of anti-cancer actions. In one study, higher intake of cruciferous vegetables halved the total incidence of cancer, while in another, higher intake saw a 57 percent reduction in the occurrence of colon cancer.
Allium vegetables including onions, garlic, shallots, leeks and scallions contain organosulfur compounds that are released when chewed, chopped or crushed. Increasing consumption of these healthful vegetables is proven to reduce the risk of prostate and gastric cancers. The flavonoid quercetin, abundant in onions, slows tumor growth and causes death of colon cancer cells.
All commonly eaten mushrooms contain powerful cancer-fighting agents including angiogenesis inhibitors, aromatase inhibitors and antigen-binding lectins which block estrogen production and prevent cancer cell growth. Eating just one mushroom per day lowers risk of developing breast cancer by 64 percent.
Berries' extraordinarily high antioxidant content merits them a spot on Fuhrman's short list of cancer fighters. For the greatest health benefit, dip berries in a homemade chocolate sauce; the combination of antioxidant-rich cacao and berries has been proven to have a synergistic effect that doubles the amount of antioxidants absorbed.
Beans, peas and lentils are nutrient-rich and high in protein and fiber; eating legumes at least two times a week reduces colon cancer risk by 50 percent. Additional protective effects have been shown for kidney, stomach, oral, larynx and pharynx cancers.
Seeds (and nuts, to a lesser degree) are high in protein, minerals, antioxidants and healthy fats. Flax, hemp and chia seeds are great sources of omega-3 fatty acids, and nut and seed consumption generally is linked to heart health, prevention of diabetes and weight control.
Sources of this article include:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joel-fuhrman-md/gombbs_b_996352.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com
http://www.naturalnews.com
http://www.naturalnews.com/035914_sugar_HFCS_disease.html
Bernard MD, Neil D., and Reilly RD Jennifer K. The Cancer Survivor's Guide. Summertown, TN: Healthy Living Publications, 2008. eBook. --end of article.
Comment: We SDAs have had this info for over 100 years and are benefiting from it. Thank you Jesus!!!!
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Re: CANCER
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12/03/12 09:18 PM
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Re: CANCER
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Except mushrooms what? They don't "contain powerful cancer-fighting agents including angiogenesis inhibitors, aromatase inhibitors and antigen-binding lectins which block estrogen production and prevent cancer cell growth"?
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Re: CANCER
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In point of fact, fluoride causes more human cancer death, and causes it faster than any other chemical. Dr. Dean Burk, 34 years at the national cancer institute. www.rawforbeauty.comToothpaste without fluorite should be available in health stores.
"Here is a last piece of advice. If you believe in goodness and if you value the approval of God, fix your minds on the things which are holy and right and pure and beautiful and good. Model your conduct on what you have learned from me, on what I have told you and shown you, and you will find the God of peace will be with you."
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Re: CANCER
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05/08/13 12:27 AM
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Peaches, nectarines and berries lower breast cancer risk by 41 percent
by Ethan Evers
(NaturalNews) Women consuming at last two servings weekly of peaches or nectarines saw a stunning 41 percent risk reduction for postmenopausal ER- breast cancer, while those eating at least one serving of blueberries weekly saw a 31 percent risk reduction, according to one of the largest and longest running studies ever made on women's health as a function of diet.
ER negative breast cancer: Worse prognosis but easier to prevent with good diet
Although only about 20 percent of breast cancers are estrogen receptor negative (ER-), they represent a disproportionately high share of breast cancer deaths due to their poorer prognosis compared to ER+ cancers (up to 50 percent greater mortality for Caucasian and 70 percent greater mortality for African American women). Paradoxically, ER- breast cancers may be easier to prevent with a healthy diet than are ER+ cancers. For example, one large study recently showed high vegetable consumers had 18 percent less ER- breast cancer but no protection from the ER+ variant. As a result, much work is being done to further clarify how diet may prevent ER- breast cancer.
Fruit and vegetables for cancer prevention: Is selection key?
In this new landmark study, researchers followed the diets of 75,929 postmenopausal women from the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) cohort starting in 1984. Food frequency questionnaires were sent to participants every four years, yielding dietary data far more detailed and more reliable than what is available in most other similar studies. The results were somewhat surprising: even the women eating the highest amount of fruit and vegetables (nine servings daily in total) saw only marginal protection from ER- breast cancer. Fruit in general offered no protection, even at four servings daily. Vegetables showed a little more promise: Women eating the most (5.5 servings daily) experienced 19 percent less ER- breast cancer, but even this was not quite statistically significant.
But researchers have long suspected that there may be a few super foods which offer particularly strong protection from cancer (flaxseed is a good example), and that these protective effects can be lost in the statistics when the superfoods are lumped together with all other fruit or vegetables. With this in mind, the researchers in this study separately analyzed the effects of 17 different vegetables and 11 different fruits (or juices) on cancer risk.
Peaches, nectarines and blueberries - the new super foods against ER- breast cancer?
The detailed analysis showed that women eating at least two servings of peaches or nectarines weekly had a 41 percent reduction in ER- breast cancer risk, while those eating at last two servings of berries had 25 percent less ER- breast cancer. The berries category was further subdivided into blueberries and strawberries only. Both were protective, but blueberries were far more potent, reducing risk by 31 percent with at least one serving weekly. For vegetables, only winter squash showed a protective effect (30 percent risk reduction at 2 servings weekly) but this was statistically marginal.
The mechanisms by which peaches, nectarines and berries protect against breast cancer are not fully understood. All are excellent sources of antioxidants. Peaches and nectarines also happen to be good sources of chlorogenic acid, which has been shown in lab studies to potently inhibit ER- breast cancer growth.
Further research will be carried out to uncover exactly how these super foods protect women against ER- breast cancer. But in the meantime, it's good to know that some selective buying at the fruit section of your local grocery store could make a very meaningful difference in your risk for cancer.
Sources for this article include:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23532538
http://www.naturalnews.com
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23349252
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19530711
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Re: CANCER
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09/27/13 06:37 PM
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Prevent arthritis and cancer with broccoli: Research proven
by PF Louis
(NaturalNews) By now, most Natural News readers have an inkling of cruciferous vegetables' ability to resist cancer cells from developing or impede their growth once formed.
Out of those cruciferous vegetables, which include broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, cabbage and bok choy among others, broccoli has shown the most consistent and pronounced anticancer effects with testing.
The types of broccoli grown and how it's prepared determine its anticancer power. The amount that has to be eaten for high anticancer activity may be too much for most except the most ardent broccoli lovers.
But recently, a more accessible variation of broccoli has been proven so potent at delivering anticancer compounds that one group attempted to patent it; fortunately, they were unsuccessful.
Now the same anti-cancer compound in broccoli has been tested positively for its effects on existing osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease, a very common, painful and debilitating degenerative joint condition that afflicts an estimated 20 million people or more in the USA alone.
Older folks are most likely to suffer from osteoarthritis, as joint wear and tear increases inflammation.
What the anticancer compound is and how it's been tested
The anticancer compound is sulfur-based sulforaphane. It doesn't come gift wrapped in broccoli, but the naturally occurring precursor glucoraphanin that creates it does.
So it's the glucoraphanin content that varies with different broccoli and is essential for creating sulforaphane, releasing Phase-2 enzymes which neutralize highly reactive forms of cancer-causing chemicals before they can damage DNA and promote cancer. [1]
A very recent test of broccoli's sulforaphane creation and activity was focused on osteoarthritis instead of cancer. The UK's University of East Anglia in vitro (petri dish) study showed that sulforaphane blocked a key inflammatory enzyme. Inflammation is the root of osteoarthritis
They also completed in vivo (animal) studies showing that mice fed a diet high with broccoli's glucoraphanin-producing sulforaphane had significantly less joint cartilage than mice who had less sulforaphane. The study was published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism. [2]
Now this same team will pursue a human trial. They even created a super broccoli hybrid they call Beneforte, which 20 knee replacement patients will consume 3.5 ounces daily for two weeks before their surgeries. Another 20 similar patients will not consume the Beneforte broccoli. All 40 removed tissues will be compared after their knee replacement surgeries. [3]
Most guys know that consuming lots of heated tomato products is a good way to enjoy Italian foods and protect against prostate cancer with the anticancer agent lycopene.
But combining cooked tomatoes with broccoli has been shown to offer cancer preventative properties higher than either food alone. The animal (rat) study to determine this was conducted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Solove Research Institute of Columbus, Ohio. It was published in the 2007 issue of Cancer Research. [4]
The most potent broccoli tested and contested
In 1997, Johns Hopkins University discovered that broccoli sprouts had 20 to 50 times the glucoraphanin to sulforaphane capacity as regular broccoli. They were so impressed with what they found that they formed Brassica Protection Products LLC and patented their findings.
Then they played Monsanto and sued individual commercial broccoli sprout farmers to eliminate the existing competition. Naughty-naughty Johns Hopkins. Fortunately, the farmers united and formed a defense that prevailed even after Brassica's appeal in 2002.
The Maryland judge ruled, ... "merely describing unexpected beneficial results of a known process does not entitle Plaintiffs (Brassica Protection Products) to patent that process." Finally, some justice in the justice system. [5]
Due to exaggerated E. coli concerns, some commercial broccoli sprout cultivators have resorted to using bleach as a disinfectant. That's not too healthy. The FDA recommends cooking them. Both of these measures disrupt enzymes and healthy compounds in those sprouts.
Your options are buying organically produced broccoli sprouts, which are difficult to find and expensive, or better yet, simply sprouting your own organic broccoli seeds. That's the ticket (http://www.naturalnews.com)!
Sources for this article include:
[1] http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org
[2] http://healthland.time.com
[3] http://www.bbc.co.uk
[4] http://science.naturalnews.com
[5] http://www.finnegan.com
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Re: CANCER
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10/31/13 11:33 PM
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Is red meat giving you cancer?
by Sarah Abbott, DC
(NaturalNews) Red meats have long been associated with an increased risk of cancer- specifically colorectal, breast and prostate cancer. There has been little conclusive evidence definitively indicating red meats play a role in endometrial cancer (a.k.a. cancer of the uterus). There is no known cause of this disease. It affects women as early as 40 years old, but most often occurs for women between the ages of 60 and 70. It is likely that levels of hormones (estrogen) play a large role, but the influence of nutrition is somewhat convoluted. A study followed the consumption of meats, endometrial cancer development and overall health in 60,000 Swedish women from 1987 to 2008.
The science behind it
Animal protein is composed of both heme and non heme iron. The heme iron found within the animal proteins creates the issue, as it is inflammatory. Fruits and vegetables are proven antioxidants, where as heme iron is thought to be pro-inflammatory. The heme iron found in red meats creates more oxidative stress within the body and leads to DNA damage. Additionally, heme iron has been linked to the development of both diabetes and obesity. These two conditions predispose an individual to the development of endometrial cancer.
What did the study find?
The study's participants had an initial physical to screen their baseline health and rule out those who were not qualified for participation. The women filled out surveys on a quarterly basis that assessed the types of meat they were eating (poultry, red meat, fish, and processed meat), their overall health, and development of disease. There was a 20 to 30 percent increased risk of endometrial cancer for participants who had the highest heme iron and total dietary iron intake as compared to those participants who had the lowest values. When the data was compared for a specific meat, i.e. chicken vs. beef, liver products were found to have a 30 percent higher risk of endometrial cancer. Liver has a higher portion of heme iron. No other meat types were correlated with an increased risk of developing endometrial cancer. The study also found that an increased rate of total dietary iron and heme iron were associated with higher incidence of endometrial cancer over the 21-year period. Additionally, those study participants with a higher BMI (body mass index) and a greater meat intake, had a greater risk for developing endometrial cancer. Another study looked at the consumption of iron containing meats, but not heme iron, and its associated risk with endometrial cancer. There was a two-fold risk in development if the disease associated with increased intake.
Many of the red meats become harmful in the way they are prepared. The ingredients in processed meats have been shown to have high levels of heme and total iron. These have been shown to be carcinogenic. This was not studied in this group of Swedish women and cannot be compared.
Food for thought
• Iron levels should always be assessed by a qualified practitioner
• There is a causal link indicating increased heme iron containing meats like liver, increase the risk for endometrial cancer
• Try incorporating complete plant proteins into your diet such as quinoa
Sources for this article include:
Endometrial Cancer. Pub Med Health. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001908/ Retrieved: Sept 30 2012
Genkinger JM., Friberg E, et al. Long-term dietary heme iron and red meat intake in relation to endometrial cancer risk. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, October 2012; 96.4: 848-854
Kallianpur AR, Lee SA, Xu WH, et al. Dietary iron intake and risk of endometrial cancer: a population-based case-control study in Shanghai, China. Nutrition Cancer 2010;62:40-50.
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Re: CANCER
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11/01/13 12:17 AM
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Exercise not only boosts immunity, it protects you from cancer: study
by J. D. Heyes
(NaturalNews) We all know that regular exercise can certainly improve overall health in often immeasurable ways, but a new study suggests that it could also enhance your immune system and maybe even help protect against cancer.
The small study, conducted by researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Cancer Rehabilitation Institute, found that a large number of the immune T cells in cancer survivors managed to improve their ability to fight disease after they participated in an exercise class for 12 weeks.
"What we're suggesting is that with exercise, you might be getting rid of T cells that aren't helpful and making room for T cells that might be helpful," said researcher Laura Bilek, of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in a statement.
"If exercise indeed strengthens the immune system and potentially improves cancer surveillance, it's one more thing we should educate patients about as a reason they should schedule regular activity throughout their day and make it a priority in their lives," she added.
'A variety of positive associations between exercise and cancer'
A press release from the American Physiological Society said the exercise program was implemented after patients finished chemotherapy, and that "their immune systems remodel themselves to become more effective, potentially fending off future incidences of cancer."
The new research, presented at the Integrative Biology of Exercise VI meeting Oct. 10-13, which was sponsored by the APS, has yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal so the findings should be considered preliminary. Nevertheless, researchers said, "previous research had turned up a variety of positive associations between exercise and cancer - notably, that exercise can reduce the risk of getting initial incidences of several different types of cancers, can often improve prognosis in cancer patients, and can reduce the risk of recurrence and secondary cancers survivors of some types of cancers. However, the mechanism behind these phenomena has been unknown."
16 people who survived cancer were included in the study; all but one of whom had just finished chemotherapy. Researchers took initial blood samples from participants and analyzed the numbers of senescent and naive T cells (senescent T cells do not fight disease well, while naive T cells do).
Then, participants went through a 12-week program of exercise where they performed cardio, strength training and flexibility workouts. At the end of the program, researchers drew more blood samples to reexamine T cell levels.
Researchers discovered that in most participants, the ratios of their T cells changed from more senescent and fewer naive T cells to fewer senescent and more naive T cells.
'A litany of positive benefits from exercise'
"What we're suggesting is that with exercise, you might be getting rid of T cells that aren't helpful and making room for T cells that might be helpful," says Bilek, adding that the findings highlight the importance of exercise for everyone, including those suffering from cancer and especially cancer survivors. Both populations could benefit especially from the elevated "cancer surveillance" - the ability of the immune system to find and destroy potential cancers - that the study's findings suggest exercise brings.
"There's a litany of positive benefits from exercise," said Bilek. "If exercise indeed strengthens the immune system and potentially improves cancer surveillance, it's one more thing we should educate patients about as a reason they should schedule regular activity throughout their day and make it a priority in their lives."
Earlier this year, a study published in the journal Cancer hinted that exercise may lower the risk of breast cancer, though scientists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill said the best way to reduce risk for this disease is to maintain a healthy weight.
Sources:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-10/aps-ecf101112.php
http://www.the-aps.org
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Re: CANCER
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Consumption of tree nuts reduces women's risk of pancreatic cancer
by PF Louis
(NaturalNews) The main article in my source list had a red flag: It was from the International Tree Nut Council Nutrition Research & Education Foundation (INC NREF) located in the area of Davis, California. That seemed like a conflict of interest.
But further research revealed that INC NREF had basically posted a favorable and accurate press release based on a study that had been published by the BJC, the British Journal of Cancer, an arm of the prestigious BJM, or British Journal of Medicine.
The study was not done or funded by the INC NREF. It was part of an independent third party prospective* epidemiological mega-study based on data collected from the Nurses Health Study (NHS), which started in 1976 and has gone through two phases to date.
The third phase recruitment is underway, seeking another 100,000 nurses or student nurses between the ages of 20 and 46 in the USA and Canada.
Thus far, 238,000 nurses have participated in the overarching total study, designed to determine the impact of diet, lifestyle and exercise on health and funded originally by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and coordinated and managed by the Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital, both located in Boston, Massachusetts.
The surveys are done online. Baseline (beginning) data is collected and followed up with surveys every two to four years for disease and health status along with all the lifestyle/dietary information at each time.
From this enormous database collected from surveys of knowledgeable health professionals who have access to medical testing, several different groups within the surveyed NHS participants can be accessed with various study topics that can be addressed by researchers, even those who are outside the institutions that created and manage the NHS.
The pancreatic cancer tree nut study
The tree nut pancreatic risk survey study was conducted by researchers at the Channing Division of Network Medicine, which is connected to the two previously mentioned Boston medical institutions.
The study abstract's background information states that the researchers were aware that tree nut consumption reduced the risk factor of diabetes mellitus, which is also a risk factor for pancreatic cancer. They prospectively followed 75,680 nurses who had never had cancer and made statistical adjustments for smoking, body mass index (BMI) or weight/obesity factors and lifestyle activities.
During the prospective period, 466 cases of pancreatic cancer had occurred among the 75,680 nurses. The researchers discovered that participating nurses who ate one ounce of tree nuts two or more times per week had reduced their pancreatic cancer risk significantly.
Study conclusion: Frequent nut consumption is inversely associated with risk of pancreatic cancer in this large prospective cohort of women, independent of other potential risk factors for pancreatic cancer.
The International Tree Nut Council certainly has "evidence based" nutritional cancer-resistant data to use for promoting tree nuts from the producers they represent.
Hopefully, the FDA won't get on their case the way they did with cherry growers who promoted actual scientific study results as a basis for their health claims (http://www.naturalnews.com).
*The term prospective simply means a specific group is followed over time.
Sources for this article include:
Nurses and student nurses can register for the Nurses Study 3 here:
http://www.nhs3.org
The ITNC press release:
http://www.eurekalert.org
The actual BJC tree nut pancreatic study abstract:
http://www.nature.com
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com
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