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by Louise Levesque Founder of
www.WomenNetworkingOnline.com Copyright © 2001, All Rights Reserved
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in American
women. In the year 2000 alone, over 183,000 new
cases were diagnosed and over 40,000 women died from
this disease. In Canada, this disease claims over
5,000 Canadian women annually.
On November 19th. 2000, the Canadian Cancer Society
announced that "the total new cancer cases will rise
70% by the year 2015 and will likely outstrip heart
disease as the #1 killer of Canadians." Frightening
statistics! Isn't it? Doesn't it make good sense for
us to take proactive, prevention measures?
What causes breast cancer? According to the Physician
and Committee of Responsible Medicine, it is estimated
that about 35% to 50% of all cancers are due to
nutrition. The American Council on Science and Health
advises however that the answer is not that simple. A
new booklet, "Risk factors for Breast Cancer", reviews
the scientific evidence on the many different factors
( risk factors) that may contribute to a woman's risk
of developing this disease.
Among the common risk factors are dietary and
lifestyle habits ( modifiable risk factors), and age,
gender or family history.(non-modifiable risk factors)
Many nutritionists advises that a low-fat, high fiber
diet that includes a variety of fruits, vegetables,
whole wheats, and beans reduces the risk of breast
cancer. Certain scientific camps see vegetarians at
the lowest risk because of higher blood levels of
beta-carotene and the fact that they consume more
vitamin c, and have a stronger immune system. Other
nutritionists disagree.
According to Dr. Ruth Kava, PHd, Director of Nutrition
at the American Council on Health and Science, (ACSH)
although epidemiological studies support the concept
that consumption of ample amounts of fruits and
vegetables can help protect against various types of
cancer, in a study in the February 14th. issue of the
Journal of the American Medical Association
(JAMA)finds no such benefit, at least with respect to
breast cancer.
Dr.Stephanie Smith-Warner,PHD, from the Harvard
School of Public Health re-analized various data and
also concluded that there was no significant
differences in the risk of breast cancer between women
who reported consuming large amounts of fruits and
vegetables and those who did not. Clearly, there is a
great deal of conflicting scientific views.
Dr Gilbert Ross, M.D, Medical Director of ACSH noted that "while there are abundant reasons to consume five fruits and vegetables a day, there is a better way to reduce the risk of breast cancer...."chemoprevention", which he considers the most effective way they know to reduce the risk of breast cancer. Chemoprevention is a new technique which is the use of medicines to reduce the risks of developing a disease and todate, the only drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration is tamoxifen. Another technique which is usually used only in cases of extremely high risk is preventive surgery. A more natural preventative approach with no known side-effects focusses on supplementing the diet with Calcium D-Glucarate. To learn more visit www.glucona-america.com and click on "Glucarate Report" by Dr. Thomas Slaga,PHD. Also visit www.glucarate.com. You'll notice that many top cancer research centers such as the AMC Cancer Research Center in Denver, Colorado and the M.D. Anderson Cancer Research Center, in Houston, Texas, the #2 cancer research center in the United States, supports the scientific view that patented Calcium D-Glucarate has been shown to be highly effective as a detoxifying agent and increased levels through supplementation demonstrate greater health benefits. What's the wise course of action? Take lots of vegetables, fruits, fish etc and supplement your diet with patented Calcium D-Glucarate...along with lifestyle changes. Where can you purchase an all-natural dietary supplement that contains the maximum of 400mg of patented Calcium D-Glucarate combined with other proprietary beneficial herbs? Please send me an e-mail at: lousie4u@yahoo.ca References: American Council of Science and Health Publications. Kritchevsky D. Diet, nutrition and Cancer: the role of fibre. cancer 1986:58:1830-6. Special thanks to Maurice Stewart for his research efforts and also to the Canadian Breast Cancer Initiatives for their input and support.
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