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 Meat and Fat Intake Increase Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
A new study shows that meat consumption increases the risk of pancreatic cancer,
one the most serious forms of the disease. Researchers with the Multiethnic
Cohort Study in Hawaii and Los Angeles followed 190,545 participants for seven
years, finding that those who regularly consumed red meat (beef, pork, lamb)
showed a 50 percent increase in cancer risk; and those who consumed the most
processed meat (sausage, salami, bologna) showed a 70 percent increase in risk.
The researchers speculate that carcinogens formed during the preparation of
the beef, pork, and lamb products may be to blame.
Nöthlings U, Wilkens
LR, Murphy SP, Hankin, JH, Henderson BE, Kolonel LN. Meat and fat intake as
risk factors for pancreatic cancer: the multiethnic cohort study. J Natl Cancer
Inst. 2005;97:1458-65.
Phytoestrogens May Reduce Risk of Lung Cancer
A new study at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
shows that natural compounds in beans and vegetables may reduce
the risk of lung cancer. Phytoestrogens (phyto means plant) are
structurally similar to estrogen hormones, but are much weaker.
They occur naturally in many plants and, because they compete
with the body’s natural estrogens to attach to estrogen
receptors, they tend to reduce estrogen’s effects, thus
reducing cancer risk. Researchers compared 1,674 lung cancer
patients with 1,735 healthy individuals and concluded that those
who consumed the most phytoestrogens had a 46 percent less chance
of getting lung cancer. Previous studies have shown that phytoestrogens
may also reduce the risk of cancers of the breast, uterus, and
prostate.
Schabath MB, Hernandez LM, Wu X, Pillow PC, Spitz MR.
Dietary phytoestrogens and lung cancer risk. JAMA. 2005;294:1493-1504.
Flaxseed Can Help Fight Breast Cancer
Flaxseed may slow breast cancer, according to a recent study at
the University Health Network in Toronto. In addition to their
regular diet, 32 postmenopausal women with breast cancer were
asked to have a flaxseed muffin or a muffin with similar nutrient
content but without flaxseed. Women in the flaxseed group showed
a 34.2 percent reduction in tumor cell growth and a 71 percent
decrease in expression of an aggressive type of cancer cell known
as C-erbB2.
Thompson LU, Chen JM, Li T, Strasser-Weippl K,
Goss PE. Dietary flaxseed alters tumor biological markers in postmenopausal
breast cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2005;11(10):3828-35.
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