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Hormone-suppressing treatments for aggressive prostate cancer may cause heart attacks to occur 2.5 years earlier in men with risk factors for heart disease.
Triterpinoids in apple peels have potent anti-proliferative activities against human liver, colon and breast cancer cells," said Rui Hai Liu, Cornell associate professor of food science.
Mayo Clinic researchers presented study findings at 06/2007 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting. Subjects receiving ginseng reported higher vitality, less fatigue, increased emotional/spiritual wellbeing.
High blood levels of alpha-tocopherol or gamma-tocopherol, (vitamin E forms), cut risk of prostate cancer 50% in new analysis of ATBC trial, supporting original conclusions. Dietary, but not supplementary, vitamin E, is key.
Dietary gamma-tocopherol was associated with a 32% reduction in the risk of advanced prostate cancer, according to a National Cancer Institute researcher (Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention journal).
"High intake of food items rich in phytoestrogens (flaxseed, sunflower seeds, berries, peanuts, beans and soy) was associated with a monotonically decreasing overall risk [26%] of prostate cancer."